Women no longer out of bounds at Masters
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="For">For</span> 80 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="defiant">defiant</span> <span word="Augusta">Augusta</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Golf">Golf</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="male">male</span>-<span word="only">only</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2013 <span word="Masters">Masters</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="club">club</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Awesome">Awesome</span>," <span word="Billy">Billy</span> <span word="Payne">Payne</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disarming">disarming</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="drawl">drawl</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="breathtaking">breathtaking</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Masters">Masters</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bastion">bastion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="unmoved">unmoved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="events">events</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="April">April</span>, <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fragrant">fragrant</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blooming">blooming</span> <span word="azaleas">azaleas</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Condoleezza">Condoleezza</span> <span word="Rice">Rice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="financier">financier</span> <span word="Darla">Darla</span> <span word="Moore">Moore</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="don">don</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="jackets">jackets</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="dismiss">dismiss</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>, <span word="Augusta">Augusta</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="insight">insight</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timing">timing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="member">member</span>," <span word="Payne">Payne</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="golfers">golfers</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="round">round</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="Masters">Masters</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="began">began</span>, <span word="Rice">Rice</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attracting">attracting</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="golfers">golfers</span>. <span word="Certainly">Certainly</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gawkers">gawkers</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Augusta">Augusta</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="jacket">jacket</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>.</p><p><span word="Augusta">Augusta</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span>-<span word="only">only</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="steeped">steeped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="secrecy">secrecy</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1932.</p>
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