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kpete

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Mon Aug 20, 2012, 11:37 AM Aug 2012

Augusta National Adds Condoleezza Rice, Darla Moore As First Two Female Members [View all]

Source: Huffington Post

Augusta National Adds Condoleezza Rice, Darla Moore As First Two Female Members

NEW YORK -- For the first time in its 80-year history, Augusta National Golf Club has female members.

The home of the Masters, under increasing criticism the last decade because of its all-male membership, invited former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore to become the first women in green jackets when the club opens for a new season in October.

Both women accepted.

"This is a joyous occasion," Augusta National chairman Billy Payne said Monday.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/20/augusta-national-condoleezza-rice-darla-moore-women_n_1811211.html

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