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Hootie Johnson, former Augusta National chairman, dies
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Hootie Johnson, former Augusta National chairman, dies


Jul 14, 2017, 4:43 PM

Hootie Johnson, the South Carolina banker who as chairman of Augusta National stood his ground on inviting female members, has died.

Augusta National said Johnson died Friday morning. He was 86.

Johnson served eight years as chairman of Augusta National and the Masters. Known for being progressive as a businessman, his term was marked by his defiance under pressure by a women’s group that the club invite women to join. He famously said the club would not be bullied “at the point of a bayonet.”

Johnson went so far as to eliminate television sponsors of the Masters in 2003 and 2004 to keep them from the controversy. He stepped down as club chairman and was succeeded by Billy Payne.

Augusta invited its first female members in 2012.

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Re: Hootie Johnson, former Augusta National chairman, dies


Jul 14, 2017, 4:55 PM

One of the funniest pictures I've ever seen was one showing the femi-nazis protesting outside of Augusta national and on the hill far behind them was a guy holding a sign:

"Iron My Clothes B#tch"

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Re: Hootie Johnson, former Augusta National chairman, dies


Jul 14, 2017, 5:31 PM

I believe he was the coot fan that got Spurrier into Augusta National. I think that was part of Spurrier's package. Don't believe it was a membership but he was able to play the course certain times of the year.

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He got Holtz in...


Jul 14, 2017, 10:33 PM

NM

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Re: Hootie Johnson, former Augusta National chairman, dies


Jul 14, 2017, 9:17 PM [ in reply to Re: Hootie Johnson, former Augusta National chairman, dies ]

I'm curious, what makes that funny?

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Re: Hootie Johnson, former Augusta National chairman, dies


Jul 14, 2017, 10:41 PM

Cause it is

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Re: Hootie Johnson, former Augusta National chairman, dies


Jul 14, 2017, 11:15 PM [ in reply to Re: Hootie Johnson, former Augusta National chairman, dies ]

It's terrible .

However , the audacious nature of the insult , the relative nonchalance of the chauvinist with the sign ?
Yeah , it's funny .

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DB23


Re: Hootie Johnson, former Augusta National chairman, dies


Jul 15, 2017, 9:45 AM [ in reply to Re: Hootie Johnson, former Augusta National chairman, dies ]

****



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'I Cannot Sanction Your Buffoonery'


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