India, Aug. 5 -- Following the AIG Women's Open that finished on Sunday, golf's 'major season' is over. Which really is a shame, because it means we will not have any until the second week of April next year, when the Masters tee off.

The men's majors - the Masters, the PGA Championship, the US Open and the Open Championship - are played between the second week of April and the third week of July. That's everything inside 15 weeks.

The women's majors - the Chevron Championship, US Women's Open presented by Ally, KPMG Women's PGA Championship, Amundi Evian Championship and the AIG Women's Open - are played between the fourth week of April and the first week of August. Five championships inside 15 weeks.

Because so many factors go into i...