THE BBC have pulled the plug on their TV coverage of the Masters, according to reports.
The move brings an end to the broadcasters 56-year-old association with the golf tournament.
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The Telegraph are reporting that BBC chiefs have privately admitted to pulling the plug on the historic event.
With the Masters just two months away from starting, senior figures have given up hope of a new deal being struck.
The BBC first broadcast the golf tournament back in 1967.
And after losing the rights to Channel 4 they have shown it every year since 1986.
More to follow.
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