(Reuters) – The ticketing process for Masters 2021 has been delayed as first-year organizers are looking for a way to allow some viewers to return after running the latest edition without passengers. follow, ESPN report here.
ESPN reported that Augusta National Golf Club, which plans to host 2021 Masters from April 8-11, updated fans of the COVID-19 pandemic in an email sent to submitted Tuesday.
“As planning continues to run the 2021 Masters Tour safely and sensibly, we would like to inform you that Augusta National is delaying the ticketing process for the traditionally Patron Series Badges. starting January 1, ”the club wrote in the email.
“Our mission is to make our decisions for Masters 2021 available to all supporters by the end of January. No further action is required with your account at this time. “
Augusta National Golf Club did not immediately respond when Reuters asked them to comment on the ticketing process.
As the only permanent home for one of the four major golf tournaments, the allure of Augusta National has made Masters tickets among the most prestigious in all sports.
The Masters, traditionally held in early April, were postponed in 2020 to November due to coronavirus pandemic and occurred without supporters, which meant that only members the club, media, family and close friends of the players on site.
Fans who had tickets for Masters 2020 were given the option to postpone the use until 2021.
Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley told Masters last month that a decision on spectators at the 2021 event would be made based on the best possible information and he hoped the competition would be April is more normal than it is now ”.
Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto, edited by Ed Osmond