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...mounted on towers in the traditional (read: ugly, obtrusive) sense. The rest have been tucked inside steeples and flagpoles, on rooftops and water towers and in giant fake trees adorning rarefied real estate from Virginia's Mount Vernon to California's Hearst Castle. Even Pebble Beach's hallowed golf course is reportedly considering installing high-tech replicas of gnarled cypress trees...
...when Martha Burk, executive director of the National Council of Women’s Organizations (NCWO), sent a private letter to Johnson insisting that women be allowed to join the all-male club. Rather than addressing the issue confidentially, Johnson brought his case to the public, asserting that his golf club would not be “bullied, threatened, or intimidated” into admitting women...
This protracted argument only shows that America has not come as far as some people would like to think. Almost a dozen private golf clubs in the United States do not allow women to become members. While this number may seem trivial given the existence of over thousands of golf clubs across the country, it becomes significant when three of the top five courses in the country are members of this prejudiced dozen. And it becomes extremely important when one of these is not only among the top rated courses, but is also the home to one of the most...
...reason for the discriminatory policy. Johnson may insist that Augusta, as a private organization, has no obligation to allow female members. But that private-club excuse only works for 51 weeks a year. In the 52nd week, when hosting the Masters, the club becomes the very public face of golf. Augusta then has a responsibility to act in an appropriate public manner, which means it cannot discriminate against half of the population without just cause...
Johnson’s actions show just how desperately Augusta wishes to preserve its private, sexist ways. It certainly would be easier to simply allow women into the club. After all, there is nothing inherently male about golf or a golf country club. In fact, women represent nearly a quarter of the golf-playing population and for over 50 years women have competed professionally on the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour...