PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland -- Just like that, the major season in golf is over. That's what happens in this new, condensed schedule. There is still plenty left this season -- a World Golf Championship event this week in Memphis, Tennessee, the FedEx Cup playoffs and the Presidents Cup. But another major? Not for another nine months, when the world heads back to Augusta National for the 2020 Masters Tournament.
So what did we learn from this year's majors? What should we look forward to in the next year -- and beyond?
Here are the biggest questions and answers as golf begins its long major wait: