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Fri 04 Apr 2009Augusta's master stroke
PLATFORM:The Masters is an oddity: a major sporting event that has prospered by keeping commercial interests in check, writes RICHARD GILLIS
NOTHING IN golf comes close to matching the Masters Golf Tournament, which reaches its climax this weekend. Each year, the world’s top players make their way to the deep south of the US to play four rounds (they hope) of the first major of the year at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. At stake is a big cheque, a silver replica of the clubhouse, and the iconic green jacket.
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