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Article

10 Jul 2002

Author:
Jerry Potter, USA Today

Augusta resists pressure from women's group [USA]

A leading women's coalition has asked Augusta National Golf Club [site of The Masters tournament] to open its membership to women, but chairman Hootie Johnson says the club will not be coerced into changing its membership...Johnson said in his statement that he feared a public relations campaign against the club and tournament sponsors IBM, Citigroup and Coca-Cola.