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Article: Heartburn in the Hamptons: as Indians sue and Latinos grow restive, the upper class frets in its clubhouses.(COLUMNS; Shinnecock Hills Golf Club)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- September 2, 2005
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With summery Atlantic winds sweeping over the kempt and rolling fairways of this 114-year-old Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, a rarefied playground for old money when it needs diversions from counting dividends, tranquility prevails.
Or appears to.
Inside the pro shop, discord lurks. A newly designed scorecard no longer carries the image of a feather-topped Indian above the maroon-colored escutcheon of the club. The recent removal signals another break in relations between some of America's wealthiest and poorest citizens, between club members and 600 members of the Shinnecock Nation. Symbolically, the Indian-less scorecard sends a message from white ...