Champ slams new Georgia voting law ahead of Masters


  • Golf
  • Wednesday, 07 Apr 2021

FILE PHOTO: Oct 25, 2020; Thousand Oaks, California, USA; Cameron Champ tees off on the second hole during the Final round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament at Sherwood Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Cameron Champ, the only American player of Black heritage at the Masters, said he was disappointed in the new voting restrictions in Georgia, where the Augusta tournament takes place.

The legislation, passed last month, makes voter identification requirements for absentee ballots more stringent and shortens early voting periods for runoffs, making it a crime to offer food and water to voters waiting in line.

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