AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Instead of changes to its famous golf course, Augusta National will this year put its energy and financial muscle into developing underprivileged local communities that have faced added hardship from COVID-19 and race issues.Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley announced on Wednesday at his annual pre-Masters news conference that the club and its partners will make a combined $10 million contribution that will help spur the redevelopment of neighborhoods. Plans include a community center that will help provide access to better healthcare and a Boys & Girls Club headquarters. “This contribution reaffirms our commitment to the City of Augusta, which has so generously supported us for decades,” Ridley said. Normally the changes the pre-Masters news conference focuses on are ones being made at one of the world’s most exclusive clubs, whether it be tweaking a hole, building tunnels and roads or scooping up land for its own grand plans.