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Augusta National Adds First 2 Female Members

AP | DOUG FERGUSON | Posted 10.20.2012 | Sports

NEW YORK — The home of the Masters now has green jackets for women. In a historic change at one of the world's most exclusive golf clubs, Augus...

Pro Golfers Should Boycott Augusta 'National' Golf Club

Laurence J. Kotlikoff | Posted 06.09.2012 | Sports
Laurence J. Kotlikoff

The Augusta "National" Golf Club has a Constitutional right as a private establishment to decide its membership. If Augusta wants to ostracize women, it's free to do so. But professional golfers are also free to do the right thing.

Memo to My Friends: It's Time for Change at Those Exclusionary Clubs

Jeff Greene | Posted 06.06.2012 | Sports
Jeff Greene

As sure as the azaleas bloom, the Masters golf tournament reminds us that Augusta National Golf Club still discriminates against women. As members squirm, some of us who frequent the world's poshest private enclaves are delighted to see the prejudice practiced at Augusta drawing attention anew.

NYT Reporter: I'd Skip Augusta If No Women Allowed

AP | Posted 04.05.2012 | Sports

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The golf writer for the New York Times told a website Thursday she wouldn't want to cover the Masters again until Augusta National inv...

What the Masters Flap Can Teach Us About Politics

Matthew Dowd | Posted 06.05.2012 | Politics
Matthew Dowd

Don't we want to know how Romney or Obama is going to create a better environment where women can have the choice -- to stay at home and raise a family or go to work full-time and not be judged on whether they are a good mom, or be given more flex time to do both?

Sam Stein

Obama Believes Augusta National Golf Club Should Admit Women

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.05.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama personally believes that the Augusta National Golf Club, site of the top annual golf tournament in America, shoul...

Augusta Chairman Won't Comment On Female Membership Controversy

AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 06.04.2012 | Sports

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jabbed, prodded and poked repeatedly about a topic that never really goes away, Billy Payne wouldn't budge. Faced with questions...

Could IBM CEO Be First Female Member At Augusta?

AP | DOUG FERGUSON | Posted 05.30.2012 | Sports

The stars are aligning. Phil Mickelson won at Pebble Beach, and Rory McIlroy reached No. 1 in the world. And, of course, there was Tiger Woods in Sund...