Better late than never, and almost six months after it was originally scheduled, the Corales Puntacana Resort Championship will finally take place in the Dominican Republic this week.
The tournament was 'all systems go' for late March, and was just two weeks away from teeing-off, when the PGA Tour called a halt to proceedings because of the growing threat of Covid-19.
This week's event, which returns to Corales Golf Club for the fifth time, will be the first of two visits to the course during the 2020/21 season.
It will also occupy its usual slot next spring, when the tournament is held during the same week as the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play event in Texas.
Major incentive
This week's instalment has been elevated in status, and will award full FedEx Cup points, which means the winner this Sunday will earn an invitation to the 2021 Masters at Augusta National.
Corales Puntacana Resort sits at the eastern edge of this stunning Caribbean island.
It is a low-lying coastal venue at the mercy of the elements, with wind likely to be a major factor over all four days.
The Tom Fazio-designed course opened in 2010 and there are six holes on which the dramatic Dominican Republic coastline comes into play.
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Some tee and approach shots are distinctly more treacherous than others and, depending on course conditions on the day, half of the holes may be affected by the threat of water - although seven is probably a more realistic number.
Although the undulating fairways are not hemmed in by trees or dense vegetation, and should therefore allow some of the longer hitters to launch into their drives with comfort from time to time, the course certainly won't be a walkover if the breeze picks up.
The large undulating putting surfaces demand a sound touch, while a number of those teeing-up will have experienced Corales when it was part of the Web.com Tour (now called the Korn Ferry Tour) in both 2016 and 2017.
Anyone who can drive it long, and enjoy a few good days on the greens, should stand a decent chance of being among the leaders this week.
This week's field
Around a dozen of the world's top 100 ranked golfers are taking part, including last year's joint runner-up Mackenzie Hughes.
The Canadian went into last week's US Open on the back of three straight top-15 finishes and although he missed the cut at Winged Foot, Corales will be a far sight easier than the treacherous New York layout which welcomed golf's elite seven days ago.
Hughes finished last season inside the top 10 of the Strokes Gained: Putting table, and this could be a significant stat in his bid to improve on last year's tied-for-second.
Another golfer who could threaten the top of the leaderboard is 24-year-old Sam Burns.
The man from Louisiana tied-12th here last year, and enjoyed a top-10 finish on his most recent outing at Silverado.
Long journey
A number of golfers have made the 1,500-mile trek south from New York to the Caribbean to tee-up in Thursday's opening round.
These include Will Zalatoris and Adam Long who both posted respectable top-20 finishes at the US Open.
Zalatoris, in particular, has shone in recent weeks having spent the past two seasons on the Korn Ferry Tour.
In July, the 24-year-old from San Francisco collected a maiden KFT title and, from a starting position of 672 on January 1st, is now ranked 76 in the world.
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MC* - Missed Additional 54-Hole Cut
Note: List Contains Leading Reserves
Note - For Course Form Table: PGA Tour (2018 & 2019); Web.com Tour (2017 & 2016).