The BBC has announced that this year’s coverage of the US Masters Golf from Augusta, which takes place over the Easter weekend, will feature significant portions broadcast in high definition on BBC HD.

The action starts on Thursday 9 April with three-and-a-half hours of HD coverage on the first three days and five hours of live HD coverage for the tournament’s climax.

In related news, Danielle Nagler, head of BBC HD, recently let slip that BBC HD would be arriving on the iPlayer ‘very soon’. It’s about time for this long overdue update.