OT: triple yikes...Augusta National will have....

http://www.golfchannel.com/news/doug-ferguson/augusta-national-announces-inclusion-of-women/

2 women as members next year.

I now assume that all those who are against discrimination of all kinds will turn their attention to institutions/clubs such as Smith College and the athletic facility Curves?

If I were a member of Augusta, I would have lobbied for this for years....I think the club will be better for it...I especially like Condi as a member.

Good for the club and the new members. It's about time.

Condi has a very nice resume, though I agree with the view that she was a very poor National Security Advisor and Secretary of State.

The last holdout must've died...I think I hear hear him getting chewed out at the Pearly Gates now...!

I second that - she has been passionate about sports and athletics her whole life, is obviously a 'mover and shaker' in the big leagues of politics and academia, and was recently appointed (per the article) to a USGA committee. Outstanding choice. Don't know anything about Ms. Moore aside from the info in the article, but she sounds like a good choice as well.

The times they are a changin'! Glad to see these invites go out.

With zero certainty on this: I kinda think this would have happened a few years ago if Martha Burk had not done her thing
in such a public fashion. IMO....she delayed rather than motivated the change.

Rick Reilly tweeted:

"Augusta finally has African-American members and women members. Next up: a Democrat?"

LOL

The real problem for Augusta came when IBM appointed a woman as CEO.

I guess I will be resigning then.

Now will see the same Media Attention on the Women's Only Organizations that don't allow Males to Join? Of Course not!!!!!!

Excellent point.

Agree 100%. I think that is very certain.

I assume Reilly was reaching for humor instead of accuracy, since Augusta has had a number of Democrats as members.

I detected a hint of humor there...

And now she's taking credit "WE WON!" she said in an interview.

Who's "we"? I get the symbolism, I suppose, but women in general are not going to be able to flock to Augusta National and become members.

Or men.

This country's going to hell?
What's next, letting women vote?
It's bad enough we let them drive!

A barrier has broken. Of course it's a win.

It may indeed be looked at as a win. The point was that Martha Burk claimed it as if it was a result of her efforts. I wonder if she'll next lead the charge against all those exclusive women's clubs and organizations - not all of them private.

Many people don't understand that that there is an important reason that this golf club is officially the Augusta NATIONAL. The charter or earliest members were resolved that this club would not be a bunch of local good ole boys, so they established a policy of nationwide membership that they cling to.

If, for example, a member from, say, Oregon died, you can bet that a replacement would be recruited/invited from a northwest state.

And, by the way, membership is by invitation, not application.