I've been reading.....haven't been commenting......but will say one thing:  The powers to be who select the majors locations have chosen Augusta since 1934.  Augusta is a private club. Their membership is by invite.  The membership votes on who to accept.  There is absolutely nothing any of us can do about it.  When they decide to accept women as members they will.  Minorities are members.  But since the membership list is kept secret we'll never know how many or their ethnic or racial background.  Tiger Woods is not the only minority to play in the Masters.  VJ Singh is a past champion too.  And when you think about it, minorities are not well represented on any of the tours.....something the PGA Tour is working on but it needs to begin at the grassroots.  Golf is an expensive sport.....shoting hoops or batting balls is much cheaper!!

Perhaps the PGA, and European tours need to have a chat about the Masters, how the club's policies regarding membership do not reflect current vogue in our diverse world.  Yes, it is a wonderful venue; however, there are many, many other courses that give the same challenge to the world's top players. 

Quite frankly.....this gray haired, female retiree has absolutely no desire to find a member of Augusta to extend their invitation to me for membership :-)))  But I'll watch the tournament and surely cheer Tiger on to the green jacket presentation!!!! 

 

Villages, I hear what you are saying.

   The Masters is in reality a self appointed major.  They are not ruled by the PGA in any shape or form.  The only rules they abide by are the rules of golf.

  In this day and age the PGA  would never sanction a tournament being run by such sexists and racists.

 The Masters is in many ways an anomaly. 

  

True......however, it is sanctioned by the tours as evidenced for Fed Ex Cup points as well as OWGR points.  If the tours pulled those sanctions.....the Masters would become just a ho-hum nice place to play, lots of history, but players would turn their heads and play where the points are..... 

Substitute the Masters with the Players :-)

 

Villages. I agree it is recognized my the various tours. 

 The bottom line is a draconian committee of right wing neo fascists run Augusta. They are racist and sexist.  An old boys club that is still stuck in a bygone age.

  They will eventually change. It's a question of time.

Villages.

 It's certainly time to change the format of the majors. The USA hosting 3 out of 4  is ridiculous in this day and age. The game is global.  One of the US majors should go global IMO.

   The PGA or The Masters should go.

Sounds like a good option!  Hasn't the European Tour suggested that previously???  Golf is a global sport and would be nice to have more than the Open and WGC's played around the world.  Especially as we prepare for golf in the olympics.  Might be a great way to grow the game!!

 

 Should have the US and UK Opens and have two other majors that go global. 3 majors in the US is NUTZ. 

If it's so private Billie.......what the h*ll were you doing sticking your nose in Tiger's private life?  Jason Sobel needs to address that in one of his articles! 

Wonder how many of them are members of "Skull & Bones" or "Bildergerg?"  Just saying.....

Exactly! But if Sobel does he will be escorted off the property.

I would rather say something and get escorted out than to sit back and say nothing..