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Augusta National decided Monday to postpone the Masters because of the spread of the coronaviru ...
Augusta National decided Monday to postpone the Masters because of the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press
March 13, 2020 - 7:28 am
 

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Augusta National decided Friday to postpone the Masters because of the spread of the coronavirus.

Club chairman Fred Ridley says he hopes postponing the event puts Augusta National in the best position to host the Masters and its other two events at some later date.

Ridley did not say when it would be held. The PGA Tour has canceled all events through the Masters, and golf has a full schedule of events through the year.

The next major would be the PGA Championship in San Francisco in May.

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