By AFP More by this AuthorWashingtonTiger Woods will have to defend his Masters title behind closed doors after Augusta chiefs admitted Wednesday that the risks caused by the coronavirus in allowing thousands fans to attend "are simply too significant to overcome". The Masters had already been pushed back from its traditional April slot due to the pandemic and will now take place from November 12-15. "Even in the current circumstances, staging the Masters without patrons is deeply disappointing." AdvertisementWoods won his fifth Masters and 15th career major - after a gap off 11 years - at Augusta in 2019. The PGA Championship was behind closed doors in San Francisco last week after being postponed from May.

Source: Daily Nation August 12, 2020 16:13 UTC