1. All Male Augusta: Yes or No? Patrick McLeish

2. Introduction Augusta discrimination history Black discrimination vs. Women discrimination Privacy at a National Event Constitutional privacy Private clubs rights Monetary vs. Sex Discrimination Other discriminatory clubs Wealth/Exclusion of private clubs Company CEO memberships Corporate Sponsorship

3. Thesis The discriminatory actions of Augusta National Golf Club, while legal, are unethical and have many negative effects concerning business and economics.

4. Augusta Discrimination History All white club-1932 1990- Admits blacks Photo courtesy of www.pbs.org

5. Black vs. Women Discrimination Women- 51% of U.S. population Blacks- 12-13% of population (2000 census numbers) Image courtesy of www.tigerwoods.com Photo courtesy of www.golfweb.com

6. Privacy at National Event Hosts The Masters each year Nationally Televised Huge financial benefits Photo courtesy of www.golfhelp.com Image courtesy of www.xlogochair.com

7. Constitutional Privacy First Amendment- Freedom to peaceably assemble Granted to private entities Augusta stages public events They engage in public commerce Image courtesy of www.uscivilflags.org

8. Private Clubs Rights “Private clubs are like frats/sororities” Augusta has huge economical events Frats/Sororities do not make large profits or host huge events Photo courtesy of Yahoo! Images

9. Monetary vs. Sex Discrimination Clubs restrictions should be based on affordability Should have equal opportunity for all –Races –Sexes –Ethnic Background Picture courtesy of www.albionassociates.com

10. Other Discriminatory Clubs 24 All-male private U.S. clubs Ireland clubs allowed to bar women Image courtesy of www.web-worthy.com Photo courtesy of www.ibbp.com

11. Wealth/Exclusion of private clubs Private clubs- image of wealth and exclusion Arizona club- $25,000 membership Fortune 500 Companies CEOs are members Image courtesy of www.1stsource.com Photo courtesy of www.polytechengineers.com

12. Company CEO Memberships Most memberships purchased by company Company looks bad Women CEOs are discriminated against –Deals negotiated on golf courses –Women lawyers lose potential clients Image courtesy of www.yourpersonalmd.com

13. Corporate Sponsorship CBS pays $10 million a year Other sponsors- $7 million a year Sponsors were released and then re-allowed Image courtesy of www.sportsmonitor.com Photos courtesy of Yahoo! Images

14. Corporate…(Continued) Support of Augusta is against companies beliefs Hypocritical actions

15. Conclusion Courses like Augusta that exclude women give them an unfair advantage in business as well as harming the image of their corporate sponsors. Whether it takes a bill from Congress or the common person to take a stand, it is time that women start getting the same rights and privileges as men.

16. Works Cited www.yahoo.com www.google.com www.usatoday.com