This is the best news in weeks: Fred Ridley, the chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club, said that the club hopes to hold the Masters in November, concluding on Sunday, November 15. Thanksgiving is 11 days later.

Thanksgiving is today.

Not because it would be such a wonderful thing to have a Masters at all this year, though it certainly would be.

Not because we all need something to look forward to, although we surely need that.

Not because the Masters is important because, in the grand scheme of things, it’s not, even though it contributes immense pleasure to millions of us.