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The Masters, which is traditionally held in
early April, was postponed in 2020 until November due to the
pandemic and took place without patrons, which meant only club
members, media, family and close friends of the players were on
site.
"Following the successful conduct of the Masters Tournament last
November with only essential personnel, we are confident in our
ability to responsibly invite a limited number of patrons to
Augusta National in April," Augusta National Chairman Fred
Ridley said in a news release.
"As with the November Masters, we will implement practices and
policies that will protect the health and safety of everyone in
attendance. Nothing is, or will be, more important than the
well-being of all involved."
The Masters, which brings together the world's best golfers in
one of the sport's four majors, will be held this year from
April 8-11.
As the only permanent home for one of the majors, the allure of
Augusta National has made tickets to the Masters among the most
coveted in all of sports.
While the club will be unable to accommodate a full complement
of spectators this year, it said it will continue efforts to
ensure all who purchased tickets from Augusta National will have
access in 2022, provided conditions improve.
In addition, Ridley said the club intended to conduct the
Augusta National Women's Amateur and the three-pronged junior
skills competition, known as the Drive, Chip and Putt, that all
lead into the Masters, as scheduled.
The plan is for both of those events, which were cancelled last
year because of COVID-19, to also have a small number of
spectators.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Kevin Liffey
and Ken Ferris)
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