FILE PHOTO: Golf - European Tour - Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - September 29, 2019 Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy during the final round Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith
(Reuters) - Rory McIlroy's quest to complete a career Grand Slam continues for a sixth consecutive year at the Masters this week and the Northern Irishman feels he could benefit from playing Augusta National in cooler autumn temperatures without spectators.
The Masters is usually held in April as the first major of the year and signals the start of spring for most of the United States but the COVID-19 outbreak forced a postponement of the tournament and the quieter build-up sits well with McIlroy.
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