Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley on Wednesday threw cold water on the idea ...
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley on Wednesday threw cold water on the idea of one day hosting a women’s Masters alongside the men’s major.
“In this particular case, we elected to conduct a women’s amateur tournament for really that same reason, but we really wanted this to continue in a grow-the-game sort of mode. While Augusta National is best known as the home of the Masters, Ridley believes the club is better serving the amateur roots of co-founders Clifford Roberts and Bobby Jones and developing the sport by giving its name to a women’s amateur competition.
Asked if the club’s failure to confront its restrictive policies had stunted the growth of the women’s game, Ridley said they could have done better.
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