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Augusta National Chairman Says There Are No Plans for Women's Pro Event at Course

It seems like the Augusta National Women's Amateur tournament will be the only women's tournament on the famous golf course for the foreseeable future.

Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley said Wednesday he doesn't anticipate there being an LPGA Tour tournament at the course given the overall schedule and limited calendar time.

"[T]here are some fundamental difficulties in that," Ridley said, per ESPN. "We happily were able to find a way to have a competition for juniors and a competition for women amateurs sort of wrapped around the Masters tournament, and it just seems to fit really well.