Augusta National Golf Club
The Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, USA, is a famous American golf club. He organizes the yearly Masters tournament on the club 's golf course.
History
On the history of the golf course see Augusta National. The golf club was founded in December 1932 and evolved over time into a very exclusive, private golf club.
The traditionally awarded to the winner at the Masters ' Green Jacket ", a green jacket, was led for the first time in 1937. The club members should wear it during the Masters Tournament, so the audience could quickly identify a contact person, if they had a question. Since 1949, the winner of the tournament a Green Jacket, which then is not in this case for a regular club membership with all the rights and obligations is.
An additional par 3 course was built in 1958. In 1990, the first black American was admitted as a member.
The former chairman of the club are Clifford Roberts (1934-1976), William Lane (1976-1980), Hord Hardin (1980-1991), Jack Stephens (1991-1998), William " Hootie " Johnson (1998-2006) and William Porter " Billy" Payne ( since 2006).
Membership
Official information about the Golf Club there is virtually no, especially the members are screened consistently. As refuted applies, however, that all or at least were all Republican U.S. president or member are. Only the avid golfer Dwight D. Eisenhower, after several landmarks are named on the court is assured. In a roster that was released in 2002 by USA Today, however, well-known politicians find themselves quite ( George Shultz ) and many prominent entrepreneurs and managers ( Jack Welch, Warren Buffett, William C. Ford, Lou Gerstner ). Supposedly, the membership also the Mexican -born champion golfer Lee Trevino was offered, however, on the ground that he feels uncomfortable in a white, embossed südstaatlich organization. The invitation to the Masters in 1970 and 1971, he struck out anyway.
At any time of the Augusta National Golf Club is said to have about 300 members, who pay between $ 25,000 and $ 50,000 annually for the privilege. From an official record or application process is not known, in general, it is assumed that the membership can only come through an invitation from the club on about. An oft-quoted legend, such an invitation would not be forwarded by a phone call or letter, but by without comment sending the invoice for the membership fee. Pay the receiver, so he was taken for life, but he received no official document about it. Do not pay him, so he could get no further calculations, since the club then go out of it, there was no interest.
ANGC vs. NOW
While women may play as guests of a member on the golf course and according to the official statement of the Chairman Johnson is there any internal club rule that prohibits the admission of women, yet no woman has yet to be actually invited member. This circumstance took Martha Burk, the chairwoman of the women's rights organization NOW, in 2002, on the occasion a national protest campaign against as it considered discriminatory policy of the club to start. She wrote open letters to prominent members, especially politicians who stood for re-election, and called on them to take a stand on this practice. They also organized a protest rally in the Masters Week 2003 and put pressure on the advertising partners of the tournament.
The position of the club was represented by the chairman William " Hootie " Johnson. He stated for the record that the Augusta National Golf Club is a purely private organization that has the right to decide who receives it as a member. There were no fundamental objections to women, but the club will not let blackmail by outsiders. Public pressure led to a retreat at the end of the sponsors of the Masters, so that the TV broadcast in 2003 and 2004 ran without commercial breaks. Given the significant decline in revenue could get over the club though, but the suffragettes wrote this as a success on the flag.
On August 20, 2012 ANGC two women took the first time in its history as members. It is the former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and businesswoman Darla Moore.
Club grounds
The " Magnolia Lane " is about 300 meters long street that connects the gate to the clubhouse. It got its name from 61 large magnolia ( created in the 1850s ), the line it left and right. At the end of Magnolia Lane, the " Founder's Circle " is with commemorative plaques for the two founders Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts. On the other side of the clubhouse is the " Big Oak Tree", a 150 year old oak tree, which is a popular meeting place during the Masters tournament. The clubhouse itself the " Crow's Nest ", a room is directly under the dome, which can accommodate up to five guests. During the Masters, participating amateurs should stay here.