About 100 million people across the world watched the Masters tournament on television last week, according to Augusta National Golf Club.
The tournament aired in more than 190 countries. Television viewership increased by about 15 percent from last year.
The Masters website also got 5.4 million unique hits, up from 4.7 million last year, they said.
Augusta National says it wants to grow the game of golf internationally.
For more information about the tournament, go to masters.org.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
100 million watch Masters Tournament
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