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Augusta chairman confident Masters will go on as club focuses on community recovery from Helene
Read full article: Augusta chairman confident Masters will go on as club focuses on community recovery from HeleneMasters chairman Fred Ridley says Augusta National sustained a lot of damage from Hurricane Helene, just like the rest of the area.
Augusta National plays through debate over Ga voting law
Read full article: Augusta National plays through debate over Ga voting lawWhile a tempest brews outside Magnolia Lane over Georgiaās voting rights law, Augusta National would prefer to keep the focus on blooming azaleas, pimento cheese sandwiches and tricky greens.
Five months later, measure of normalcy at Masters in April
Read full article: Five months later, measure of normalcy at Masters in April(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)AUGUSTA, Ga. ā The record score at Augusta National wasn't all that set Dustin Johnson apart from other Masters champions. No other Masters champion was allowed to keep his green jacket for only five months before it was time to try to win it again. Augusta National is blazing with pink and red and purple azaleas, accented by the white blooms of dogwood. AdāI think it will be back to feeling like a normal Masters,ā Johnson said. Augusta National had no choice but to keep the spectators away in November because of the pandemic, just like the other majors last year.
Masters plans for a limited number of spectators in April
Read full article: Masters plans for a limited number of spectators in AprilFILE - Dustin Johnson waves after winning the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., in a Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, file photo. Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley said Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, the club intends to allow a limited number of spectators for the Masters on April 8-11, provided it can be done safely, given the coronavirus pandemic. Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley said Tuesday the club intends to allow a limited number of spectators for the Masters on April 8-11, provided it can be done safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ridley said holding the Masters with only essential personnel made the club confident in its ability to stage a major championship with limited fans. For the Augusta National Women's Amateur and the Drive, Chip and Putt Finals, limited patrons would be allowed, most likely family members.
Ageless wonder Bernhard Langer oldest to make Masters cut
Read full article: Ageless wonder Bernhard Langer oldest to make Masters cutLanger, a two-time Masters champion and ageless wonder, gets to play two more rounds. He became the oldest player to make the 36-hole cut at the Masters, topping the record by Tommy Aaron in 2000 by 33 days. Tiger Woods constantly cites Langer and Fred Couples as examples of Masters champions who can find their way around the course and post good scores. When golf returned from the pandemic in June, Langer teed it up twice on the PGA Tour because the 50-and-older PGA Tour Champions had not resumed. Langer still decided to check on the policy on Tuesday night during the Masters Club dinner for past champions.
The Latest: Paul Casey shoots 65 in major Masters turnaround
Read full article: The Latest: Paul Casey shoots 65 in major Masters turnaroundThe 43-year-old Englishman is leading the Masters after shooting a 7-under 65 in the opening round. In 2019, Casey shot 86 and 82 to badly miss the cut. But he turned things around in his return to Augusta National, which was delayed for seven months by the coronavirus pandemic. He has six top-10 finishes at Augusta National, including a second-place finish in 2010 and a tie for second in 2016. Play has resumed at Augusta National after a delay of nearly three hours because of rain and lightning in the area.
For fall Masters, change comes to a tradition like no other
Read full article: For fall Masters, change comes to a tradition like no otherSo much else has changed at Augusta National this week, when the first fall Masters will be held without many of the traditions that make it a tradition unlike any other. Another tradition diminished without fans: golfers trying to skip their shots across the surface of the pond in front of the 16th green. āWe do think Butler Cabin is something that is really, not only part of the history, but emblematic of what the Masters is all about, giving the champion the green jacket,ā Ridley said. āSo we will be in Butler Cabin. The fall date also messed with the Masters' spot on the sports schedule.
The Masters in November gives golf a big sendoff
Read full article: The Masters in November gives golf a big sendoffIt's November, and I think everybody just has to embrace that we're here and we're playing and that's a great thing." In some respects, this Masters is a celebration of what golf has done and a sendoff the sport has never had. For many, it signaled the start of golf season, whether that meant playing or watching. āAll the Masters I've watched over the years in Ireland, the golfing season started normally the weekend of the Masters,ā British Open champion Shane Lowry said. āI think when The Open Championship was canceled, I had serious doubts we'd play a Masters this year in 2020,ā McIlroy said.
Masters honors Lee Elder with scholarship and a tee shot
Read full article: Masters honors Lee Elder with scholarship and a tee shotLee Elder talks to the media at the Masters golf tournament Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Augusta, Ga. Fred Ridley, Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, announced today that Lee Elder, the first Black man to compete in the Masters Tournament 45 years ago, will be honored by establishing scholarships in his name and inviting him to be an Honorary Starter for the 2021 Masters. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Masters honors Lee Elder with scholarship and a tee shot
Read full article: Masters honors Lee Elder with scholarship and a tee shotThe Masters for some two decades has provided scholarship money for Paine College, a private, historically Black college in Augusta. The Lee Elder Scholarship will be endowed for one man and one woman on the golf team. āThat is one thing thatās going to be significant to me, because 1975 was just an ordinary shot playing a golf tournament, even though it was the Masters,ā Elder said. Never forget.āThe connection to Paine College goes beyond it being an HBCU. He said Augusta National would pay for everything.
Par 3 Contest out, 'College GameDay' in at different Masters
Read full article: Par 3 Contest out, 'College GameDay' in at different MastersESPN's College GameDay is in. Augusta National announced Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, more changes to a Masters tournament that will be unlike any of the previous 83. ESPN's āCollege GameDayā is in. Augusta National announced Tuesday more changes to a Masters tournament that will be unlike any of the previous 83. The most notable was in 2017 when āCollege GameDayā was held in Times Square.