[groanup]

"Common sense prevails here. If they have never had a female member, there must be some exclusionary policy, written or unwritten. Read the subtext."

Why do you insist on this baseless argument? What do you know about Augusta National's rules? Do you think there are membership dues? There aren't. Members are simply assessed for annual expenses. So next year, in order to televise the tournament, members will probably be assessed a hundred thousand or so each to provide coverage. Did you know that? What else do you not know about Augusta National?

[Orual]

Cool down, groanup. This is a civilized, sometimes humorous discussion. No one is making any claims to having inside knowledge about Augusta National. On the contrary, if you have been paying attention, it has been stated more than once that because Augusta is a private club they will not reveal their membership rules, except in cautious, guarded statements.

How Augusta administers their club or collects membership assessments is of no interest to me nor does it have anything to do with the topic under discussion.