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3rd Female Member for Augusta National - News or Not?

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GolfSpy Barbajo  

GolfSpy Barbajo

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Eventually new female members at Augusta wont be news, but for now...

 

What's your thought - is it still newsworthy when Augusta brings in another woman member?  One thing's for sure, they're gonna need a new locker room....

 

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty Is Augusta National's Newest Female Member
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Ginni Rometty became the first female CEO of IBM in 2012.

It took almost 80 years for Augusta National Golf Club to admit its first female members, but only another two years to add a third.

Ginni Rometty, the CEO of IBM, has been admitted to the famously exclusive club, according to Bloomberg News. Rometty joins former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and finance executive Darla Moore, who were admitted together in August 2012, breaking the gender barrier of a club that opened in 1933.

Rometty's ascension to the top of IBM brought renewed attention to Augusta's membership policies, since the club had invited previous CEOs to become members. IBM has been a sponsor of the Masters since 2002. Both Augusta National and Rometty had consistently declined to be drawn into a public discussion on whether she would become a member.

Calls to Augusta National and to IBM for comment were not immediately returned. Augusta National does not typically comment on its members.

IBM has acknowledged that Rometty is a golfer, though not a frequent one. She maintains a handicap index of 35.4 at Shadow Wood Country Club in Bonita Springs, Florida, and at the Country Club of Purchase in New York.


Read more: http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/ibm-ceo-ginni-rometty-augusta-nationals-newest-female-member#ixzz3J3Kli2nP

 

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fozcycle  

fozcycle

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Not....

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ZenGolfer  

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Couldnt care less.  Augusta is a private club and can do as they please.  Just because they have a few female members doesnt make me stop and so, "Oh, look how progressive Augusta is being!"

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hckymeyer  

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Agree, not really news anymore.

 

Plus 2 out of 3 look a bit "man-ish" to me so not sure if it still counts

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Mr_Theoo  

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It'll be news when an lpga event is held there until then it's nice to see but nothing ground breaking.

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BIG STU  

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I looked at it in another light maybe vast differently than others. I saw an story about this on one of the news channels the other night. I really did not think of her gender but looked at her successful business career which IMHO is impressive no matter the gender

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