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Amateur Oliver Goss, of Australia, is given his trophy by Billy Payne, Chairman of the Augusta National Golf Course, following the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 13, 2014, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Billy Payne, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, speaks during a press conference before the Masters golf tournament Wednesday, April 9, 2014, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club Billy Payne looks at television monitor before his news conference at the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., Wednesday, April 7, 2010. The tournament begins Thursday, April, 8. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)

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Billy Payne, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, speaks during a press conference before the Masters golf tournament Wednesday, April 9, 2014, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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FILE - In this April 9, 2011, file photo, Tiger Woods nearly falls backward after hitting out of the rough under the Eisenhower Tree on the 17th hole during the third round of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. The Eisenhower Tree was removed this weekend because of damage from an ice storm, the Augusta National Golf Club chairman Billy Payne said Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

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FILE - In this April 9, 2011, file photo, Tiger Woods nearly falls backward after hitting out of the rough under the Eisenhower Tree on the 17th hole during the third round of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. The Eisenhower Tree was removed this weekend because of damage from an ice storm, the Augusta National Golf Club chairman Billy Payne said Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

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Billy Payne, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, speaks during a media conference before the Masters golf tournament Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Augusta National chairman Billy Payne was noncommittal when asked about women joining the Masters and called membership issues "private deliberations." (Associated Press)