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Even a lifetime tour exemption doesn't mean Davis Love III is invited to the one major championship he covets the most. One of the tour's long-standing stars -- whose streak of 70 consecutive major starts was snapped at Augusta last year -- is one of the Fall guys when it comes to qualifying for an April trip to Augusta National Golf Club. Winners of the tour's seven Fall Series events don't receive the same automatic invitation to the Masters that the winners of regular-season events, such as the weak-field John Deere or Wyndham, are granted. That means six recent winners -- with the exception of 2007 Masters champion Zach Johnson -- aren't coming to Augusta next year. Really, it's eight if you include the two post-Masters opposite-event winners. That means all those guys who accomplished one of the toughest things to do in golf -- winning a PGA Tour event -- will be sitting home and watching no-win players who excelled at timely mediocrity (see Bubba Watson and Billy Mayfair) compete for the green jacket. Not exactly a meritocracy, but the Masters doesn't want to clutter up its field with too many qualified players who win what the club has deemed to be "inferior" events.

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November 16, 2008  06:27 PM ET
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I love the Masters but some of their rules are ridiculous.

November 17, 2008  08:41 AM ET
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Originally posted 06:27 PM ET  11.16 by big wood

I love the Masters but some of their rules are ridiculous.

Yeah i love it to, but i agree they have some dumb rules.I want to know why the fall series tournaments dont get the same winners exemption to the Masters?And who the hell do they think they are deciding what event is good enough. What a bunch of whiney old men. They think that this is an "EXCLUSIVE" tournament and to a degree it is but its not THE most exclusive. That would be the PGA Championship, because ONLY PROFESSIONALS can play in that, but amateurs can play in the Masters!

 
November 17, 2008  09:51 AM ET
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what a joke, how about the tour championship harrington wins 3 of 6 majors and can not play in supposed championship

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