No sponsors won't affect Augusta's charitable contributions

AUGUSTA - The Augusta National Golf Club says it will at least match the $3.3 million in charitable donations it made last year despite having no sponsors for the Masters golf tournament. <br> <br> The tournament will be televised commercial-free this year after the club decided last August to cut its sponsorship ties. <br> <br> The all-male club -- under pressure to accept women -- says it doesn&#39;t want sponsors embroiled in the controversy. <br> <br> The National Council of Women&#39;s Organizations and the Reverend Jesse Jackson&#39;s Rainbow/PUSH Coalition have promised to protest the its all-male membership during the Masters tournament in April. <br> <br> Augusta National has given more than $13 million to charities over the past five years.

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