Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley became the latest person to speak out against slow play at the professional level and said that next year’s Drive, Chip & Putt, a competition held on the Sunday before the Masters for boys and girls age 7-15, likely will implement a time limitation to rectify slow play.

Masters chairman Fred Ridley, in his annual pre-tournament address Wednesday, expressed such concern about slow play he almost went as far as suggesting a shot clock of sorts.  There was a moment in Augusta National’s “Drive,

A wealth of information came from Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Fred Ridley on Wednesday, as he delivered remarks at the annual State of the Masters address.

Players who compete on the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit should not expect to see a special exemption that would give them a direct pathway into the Masters anytime soon, Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Fred Ridley said on Wednesday.

The one question put to LIV golfers - and we'll never really know the answer - is whether playing in a limited number of 54-hole events hurts those in the Masters.

Masters chairman Fred Ridley suggested Wednesday that he was unlikely to follow the lead of two other major championships and carve out a narrow pathway for the top-performing LIV players.