THE tradition won't continue, for this year at least, and there will be no Australian Masters in 2016. 
After 37 summers of golden jackets, event organisers IMG have declared the iconic Australian event won't go ahead this year, and the ongoing future of the event remains unclear.
"As part of IMG's ongoing evolution of its golf events business, the company is in the process of reimagining its Australian Masters event to ensure the delivery of a world-class experience," David Rollo, Vice President-Director of Golf, IMG Australia and New Zealand said in statement. "To best execute a change of this scale, IMG today announced that the Australian Masters will not be played in 2016. IMG will unveil its new plans for the event in the coming months." A packed golf calendar, which will include the World Cup of Golf at Kingston Heath, is believed to be a contributing factor to the decision.
Despite speculation the Masters could move to Perth, no deals have been done regarding the event being played anywhere in 2017 and beyond.After luring Tiger Woods to Melbourne twice in 2009 and 2010, with unprecendted crowds flocking to the event, Masters organisers have struggled to attract the big names needed to keep the momentum of the event going.