Masters ‘not doing anything illegal’

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Although the PGA Tour does not allow courses that host its tournaments to discriminate in its membership policy, commissioner Tim Finchem on Wednesday said that it doesn’t hold Augusta National to the same standard due to the lofty status of the Masters.

The year’s first major championship is co-sponsored by the PGA Tour, which means that a victory in the tournament and money earned count toward the tour’s records.

“The position of the PGA Tour hasn’t changed,” Finchem said during a news conference prior to the Players Championship at the TPC Sawgrass that covered a variety of topics. “We have a policy that says when we go out and do a co-sanctioned event, we are going to play it at a club that is open to women members, open to minority members, etc. And we follow that policy carefully.

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You didn’t expect this from Tiger?

A celebratory high-five with his caddie before he ever got to the green. More happiness than most galleries have witnessed since a sex scandal ripped apart his life and helped take down his game.

The only thing missing on the best day Tiger Woods has had in the last 30 months was a huge sigh of relief.

He knew this day was coming even when his drives were going sideways and his putts weren’t even scaring the hole. Knew it even when fans around the world were deserting him, sickened by tales of his philandering.

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An Augusta National Golf Club jacket made for Bobby Jones in 1937 will go up for bid next month as part of a sports-collectibles auction in Chicago. Heritage Auctions expects the jacket to fetch upwards of $100,000.

“Super Bowl rings, World Series trophies and Championship belts may routinely enter the hobby,” said the auction listing, “but the Green Jacket is the most elusive of prey.”

Preliminary bidding begins next week, with the auction set for Aug. 4.

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