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Annual Augusta National He-Man Woman Haters Club Masters Dilemma

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by 21, Mar 28, 2012.

  1. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    It's a good one this year. Augusta National always invites the CEOs of the Masters major sponsors, currently Exxon, AT&T, and IBM, to join the club.

    What to do about new IBM CEO Ginny Rometty?

    Can't wait.

    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-28/golf-s-masters-facing-male-only-dilemma-with-new-ibm-ceo.html
     
  2. Bob Cook

    Bob Cook Active Member

  3. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    This would be a perfect way for the club to end this silly self-created dilemma. So it won't happen. And then the other two CEOs are going to be on a spot they really won't like and will blame the club for.
     
  4. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    They'll let her play, but only if she pees standing up.
     
  5. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    My one "insider" who has covered that "tuneamint" a few times has told me that if anyone is gonna' break the gender barrier there it's going to be Billy Payne.
     
  6. trifectarich

    trifectarich Well-Known Member

    They'll do the same thing they've done for the last 80 years; ignore her. It also was a tradition to invite presidents of the USGA to become members; someone go ask Judy Bell if perhaps she thinks her invitation got lost in the mail.
     
  7. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    I think you're 100% correct. I just like hearing those constipated flaccid musty crypt-keepers explain their decrepit grip on the sanctity of testicles.
     
  8. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    Yeah, but it's their crypt and they take no public dollars (and before you jump on "well, the public is admitted the week of the tournament") women have always been allowed to purchase tickets. Also, the wives and other female relatives of club members can play. Also, they invite the women's teams of Augusta State and South Carolina to play there once a year.
    They're not as much in the stone age as you think.
     
  9. dreunc1542

    dreunc1542 Active Member

    Oh yes, they are.
     
  10. Small Town Guy

    Small Town Guy Well-Known Member

    I don't know why, but of all the great things in that sentence, "musty" might be my favorite. Well, that and sanctity of testicles.

    Wetzel wrote about it too.

    http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news?slug=dw-wetzel-august-national-masters-women-032812
     
  11. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    I know Augusta's a nice horse to shoot, but I find this one considerably more offensive considering the amount of political clout the place has roaming the halls.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Tree_Club
     
  12. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    You're really going to resort to this as an example of non-discriminatory conduct? That's about as good as letting the caddies play the course.
     
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