AUGUSTA, Georgia - Augusta National Golf Club supports the golf ball rollback spearheaded by the USGA and R&A and would prefer the Masters is never contested on a layout greater than 8,000 yards, chairman Fred Ridley said on Wednesday.

For almost 70 years the Masters had been played on a layout that was less than 7,000 yards but this week's edition, which begins on Thursday, has been extended to 7,550 yards and Ridley said that is inching closer to the course's limitations.