Masters might be without its iconic Azaleas

Sad news. Sad news indeed. But, knowing Augusta National's history, they'll probably figure it out anyway.

Golf Digest's John Strege first reported the news on February 22nd, and less than two weeks on, the situation remains much unchanged: Because of some unseasonably warm temperatures down in Augusta this winter, the Masters course's signature Azaleas have already started to bloom.

THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED TO BLOOM!

Aside from disproving a popular conspiracy theory that all course's flowers are fake (spoiler: they're not), news of the premature blooming means the Azaleas could be rendered colorless. Suddenly, beautiful scenes like this.

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Into something like this.

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You're right, that's probably a little dramatic, and like I said, Augusta National I'm sure will figure something out.

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