Joint USGA, R&A, Masters Announcement On Latin America Amateur: We Really Don't Want To Go To The PGA Show

Billy Payne of Augusta National, Mike Davis of the USGA and Peter Dawson of the R&A turned up in Buenos Aires during PGA Show week for reasons I'm not entirely clear on, so I called my favorite oddsmaker at the Wynn and he said the action was mostly going to a few possible reasons:

1-5 odds: it's bloody cold where we live and Buenos Aires in January should be sweeeeeeeet!

Even money: Davis got a Travelocity deal on tickets purchased for the group, but only for the week of January 19-23rd

2-1: Davis and Dawson wanted to be as far away from the PGA Show as possible.

Anyway, as mentioned yesterday, they're adding the Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC), with a spot in the Masters and other perks.

For now, here is the full release.

I'll post the analysis from the writers who were in on the embargo and have had weeks to mull the international ramifications of this amateur golf event.