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Article: Timeline of Augusta National controversy
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- April 3, 2003
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A chronology of the controversy over Augusta National Golf Club's all-
male membership:
June 12 _ Martha Burk, head of the National Council of Women's Organizations,
urges Augusta National chairman Hootie Johnson in a letter to open
club membership to women now "so that this is not an issue" at the
Masters.
July 8 _ In a three-paragraph reply, Johnson writes that he found
Burk's letter to be "offensive and coercive."
July 9 _ In a three-page, 932-word statement, Johnson alerts the media
of Burk's intentions. He says women might one day be invited to be
members, but on the club's timetable and "not at the point of a bayonet."
July 30 _ ...