History made: Augusta National is now Co-Ed. Will Hypocrisy ensue?

I lived in the Augusta area when Martha Burk was the most infamous name since James Brown and remember when the debate of women being allowed membership into Augusta National Golf Club was hotter than Augusta in July.

Today marks history, Augusta National will introduce the 1st women members of the club. South Carolina finance guru Darla Moore and Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice will be introduced as members  in October.

The argument that I constantly heard, and agree with, when Martha Burk was stirring the pot for women's rights was "It's a private club. They should be able to do what they want." They were right, if it was a public club, Martha Burk's protest would have been justified. That was 2002.........

Fast forward ten years later, Augusta National will introduce two women into their club. Does the same argument from 2002 still apply now that the club has now broken the traditional all-male inclusion? The answer is yes. You may not like what Augusta National did, and you can say they caved under pressure. However, it is private club, and they did what they wanted to.

The real question I ask now is how many people who used that argument in 2002 against women being in the club are okay with the inclusion of these two very accomplished women in 2012? That's the true honesty test.

Besides, why did it matter to begin with no matter what side of the fence you were on? Playing on that course is considered a bucket list item for you and myself. Martha Burk will take credit and do her victory lap with this news that has come out. Only time will tell if it will be enough to satisfy her cause. It should, because private clubs are usually not made that open to folks like us. I think this issue has been put to bed.