Masters Tournament To Be ‘Conducted Without Patrons Or Guests’ In November

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Tiger Woods reacts as he wins the Masters Tournament last year in Augusta, Ga.

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A view from the 13th hole’s fairway looking back toward the 11th green of Amen’s Corner during a practice round for the 2015 Masters Tournament.

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A view from the 13th hole’s fairway looking back toward the 11th green of Amen’s Corner during a practice round for the 2015 Masters Tournament.

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Last month, the United States Golf Association announced the U.S. Open, originally set for June but later rescheduled to mid-September, will be played without crowds in Mamaroneck, N.Y.

In the spring, Masters officials appeared to hold out hope that rescheduling the tournament to later in the year might allow for fans to return to Augusta.

«We hope the anticipation of staging the Masters Tournament in the fall brings a moment of joy to the Augusta community and all those who love the sport,» officials said in an April 6 statement postponing the event.

On that same day in April, officials with the British Open, golf’s oldest major tournament, said the 2020 tournament was canceled — the first time it had done so since World War II.

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