The Masters Business. If Augusta

The Masters Business.

If Augusta National wants to retain its place in the golfing firmament its leaders must step into the modern world.

Or so says an editorial in today's New York Times. Man, they are so wrong about this that I can't not post something about it here. I am usually fairly liberal, politically, and when it comes to Women's Rights, I think of myself as being somewhere on the spectrum between Alan Alda and Phil Donahue. But please people, let it rest! Who cares whether these guys let a woman into their club? If and when they do, it'll be some hotshot woman CEO who's a member of "the club" anyway. Are we really arguing for some underprivliged party here?

And asking Tiger Woods to pass up participating as a show of solidarity doesn't make any sense either. Here's a guy who is putting time and money into helping kids who would otherwise have no exposure to a sport like golf (or the lifestyle that it really represents), and you want him to skip the most prestigious tournament in his field because a bunch of really rich guys don't want to see a really rich woman as a full member of Augusta? Let's all take a step back and try to pick our fights where it makes some impact. This is not one of them.