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Masters 'not doing anything illegal'

Updated: May 10, 2012, 8:05 AM ET
By Bob Harig | ESPN.com

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Although the PGA Tour does not allow courses that host its tournaments to discriminate in its membership policy, commissioner Tim Finchem on Wednesday said that it doesn't hold Augusta National to the same standard due to the lofty status of the Masters.

The year's first major championship is co-sponsored by the PGA Tour, which means that a victory in the tournament and money earned count toward the tour's records.

"The position of the PGA ...

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