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Augusta National adds first two female members

Originally published: August 20, 2012 12:44 PM
Updated: August 20, 2012 9:49 PM
By MARK HERRMANN  mark.herrmann@newsday.com

South Carolina financier Darla Moore and former Secretary

Photo credit: AP File | South Carolina financier Darla Moore and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be the first women in green jackets when the Augusta National Golf Club opens for a new season in October.

Augusta National Golf Club, host of the Masters tournament and keeper of many golf traditions, overturned its decades-old and controversial policy Monday by admitting its first two female members. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore will be the first women to wear the club's storied green jackets.

"This is a joyous occasion," chairman Billy Payne...

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