Masters golf tournament postponed ‘to later date’

In this April 14, 2019, file photo, Tiger Woods smiles as he wears his green jacket after winning the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. Fourteen years after his last Masters win and 11 years after his last major, after fighting through chronic back problems, multiple surgeries, a bout with painkillers and long after just about everybody had written him off, Woods claimed his fifth green jacket. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Augusta National says next month’s Masters golf tournament, the first golf major of the season, has been postponed.

Organizers say the ever-increasing risks associated with COVID-19 led them to a decision that they understand “will be disappointing to many.”

“Ultimately, the health and well-being of everyone associated with these events and the citizens of the Augusta community led us to this decision,” said Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley. “We hope this postponement puts us in the best position to safely host the Masters Tournament and our amateur events at some later date.”

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The PGA Tour has canceled all events through the Masters.

The next men’s golf major would be the PGA Championship in San Francisco in May.

The LPGA announced Thursday its next three tournaments would be cancelled including the ANA Inspiration, the tour’s first major of the season. It too hopes to reschedule the tournament at a later date.

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