Augusta National Embraces Technology _ to a Limit
Masters will lend itself to videogame, but don't look for electronic scoreboards on course
AUGUSTA, Ga. April 6, 2011 (AP)
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In a photo taken with a fisheye lens, azaleas bloom along the 16th fairway during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament Wednesday, April 6, 2011, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
The Masters is featured in EA Sports' latest edition of the popular "Tiger Woods PGA Tour" franchise. Upgrades to the club's website gives fans the feel of standing behind the ropes at Augusta National. But Payne said Wednesday there's a limit to how much technology the club will embrace.
"We already have cutting edge technology. But most of it's buried under ground," Payne said during his annual address, the day before the tournament starts.
Payne also says the field is close to reaching its limit, with 99 players this year. That's the most since 1966, and the club will review qualifying procedures after seeing how this year's tournament goes.
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