IMG, the owner and promoter of the Australian Masters, has
today announced that the tournament will not be run in 2016.

"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," said David Rollo, Vice
President-Director of Golf, IMG Australia and New Zealand.   

"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."

Golf won’t
be absent from Melbourne in 2016 with the World Cup of Golf heading to Kingston
Heath Golf Club.

The
tournament is set to be played from the 24-27 November with the best golfers in
the world heading down under hoping to claim the title which Australia
currently holds.

The World Cup
of Golf is flanked by the Emirates Australian Open and Australian PGA
Championship creating an exciting summer of golf in Australia.