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LPGA star backs club decision
Posted: Wednesday April 09, 2003 10:51 PM
Updated: Thursday April 10, 2003 2:35 AM
By Scott Michaux
The Augusta Chronicle
LPGA Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez is attending her first Masters Tournament, and she weighed in on the side of Augusta National Golf Club regarding the female membership issue.
"For a woman to be a member here, they should be invited," Lopez said. "I don't think they should force their way in here. I wouldn't want to be that person. I want the guys to want me here, not just push my way in."
Lopez, an Albany, Ga., resident, has frequently been mentioned as a possible choice for membership if the club decides to invite a woman. She has played the course twice, once shooting 78 from the Masters tees.
If asked, would she accept a membership at Augusta?
"I would say yes, I would, but I don't want to pay all the bills," she said. "There's a prestige in being here. There's so much tradition, and I believe in tradition."
Lopez doesn't believe the debate about Augusta's all-male membership has much merit in today's world.
"For one woman to be a member of Augusta to me doesn't solve any problems with women," she said.
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