Club opens eligibility criteria to winners of national opens in Scotland, Spain, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and South Africa

The Masters Tournament will no longer issue invitations to winners of the PGA Tour's FedEx Fall Series as part of a joint venture with the Royal and Ancient Golf Club to expand eligibility to winners of selected national opens.

The Augusta National Golf Club announced the changes to its invitation criteria Aug. 26. The winners of full points FedEx Cup PGA Tour events through last week's Tour Championship (500 or more points for the winners) will receive invitations, and the Fall Series events have been eliminated in favor of the winners of the Scottish, Spanish, Japan, Hong Kong, Australian and South African Opens.

In a news release, Augusta National sa

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