There are many words one might associate with what is possibly the most famous tournament in golf, The Masters: Golf, green, jacket, Augusta, patrons, Jones, magnolia, etc etc. But now we a have new one - hypocrite.
The day before this year's tournament started, August National Chairman Billy Payne decided to call out Tiger Woods for generally being a bad role model. There would be little disagreement with that from anyone, but consider the source - the chairman of an exclusive club that does not allow women as members, and only allowed its first minority member in the late 20th century.
I suppose a club (that doesn't get tax exemptions) is entitled to discriminate as it sees fit. To hear it preach to others about conduct, however, is a joke.
Really Billy Payne? Really, you are calling out others for not being role models, when your club has long-standing discriminatory practices? Really?
Leave it to The Masters - a tradition like no other.
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