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  • Augusta battle of sexes flares

    09/03/2002 5:29:42 PM PDT · by Tumbleweed_Connection · 16 replies · 333+ views
    Yahoo/USA Today ^ | 9/3/02 | Harry Blauvelt
    The movement to pressure all-male Augusta National Golf Club, site of The Masters, into admitting a woman as a member has taken an unexpected turn that prompts the question: Where will it all end? Augusta chairman Hootie Johnson fired the latest salvo when he announced in a statement the 2003 Masters would be telecast by CBS without sponsors to keep those sponsors free from pressure. Citigroup, Coca-Cola and IBM had one-year contracts for 2002. Johnson says the move was in response to what he calls a corporate campaign against The Masters and Augusta National by the National Council of Women's...