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Controversy at the Country Club The country club at Augusta National, home of the Masters, is currently enveloped in a deep confrontation with the National Council of Women’s Organizations plea to Augusta to invite a female member to join the club. Augusta National believes that it has the constitutional right to pick and choose its members. The NCWO, on the other hand, believes that Augusta National is living in the past and should keep up with the times and admit a female member. The Golf Club at Augusta has the right to choose its members and invite a female member whenever the timing is right, if ever. The National Council of Women’s Organizations, headed by chairperson Martha Burk, are trying to press their influence into the media and Augusta’s heads. The NCWO consists of over six million members of over 100 organizations worldwide (NCWO Takes On). Burk initiated the fiasco on June 12, 2002 by sending a letter to William “Hootie” Johnson, the Chairman of Augusta National concerning its membership opportunities. The letter was an open statement of disagreement about the policies of membership at Augusta National. A few weeks later, on July 8, 2002, Johnson responded with a defensive letter that took of