Augusta says: you need both balls and sticks to play
Chairman Johnson stated yesterday that to play at Augusta National you would need, well, a johnson, to be a member.
The National Council of Women's Organizations sent a letter to the Chairman on June 12 after it was reported [surprise] that of Augusta's 300 members, none are women.
"Augusta National, built on a former nursery in northeastern Georgia, opened in 1932. The Masters was created in 1934 and has become the most famous golf tournament in the world. It usually gets the highest television ratings, too."
In a defiant statement about the privacy of Augusta National, chairman Hootie Johnson lashed out at a national women's group Tuesday for urging the club to have female members before next year's Masters.
"Our membership alone decides our membership -- not any outside group with its own agenda," Johnson said in a surprisingly long and angry statement.
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