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Lee Elder greets the applause by joining Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus as honorary starters at the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. In 1975, Elder became the first African-American to play in the Masters.
Matt Slocum / AP
Updated at 7:54 p.m. ET, Thu April 8, 2021
Lee Elder greets the applause by joining Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus as honorary starters at the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. In 1975, Elder became the first African-American to play in the Masters.
Matt Slocum / AP
The Masters tournament is back – as are the fans and iconic azaleas.
Golf’s first major began on Thursday in its traditional place on the calendar, a year after being pushed back to November due to the coronavirus pandemic.
No spectators were on the course last year, but this year a limited number of people are allowed to attend.
Things are not yet completely back to normal; face masks are proof that we still have a long way to go with Covid-19. But the course is still magnificent.
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