Augusta’s Hootie Johnson Says He Tapped Moore to End Female Ban
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William “Hootie” Johnson, who once vowed that Augusta National Golf Club wouldn’t admit women even “if I drop dead this second,” said he personally nominated one of the club’s first two female members.
Johnson, 81, former chairman of the private club in Augusta, Georgia, that hosts the Masters Tournament, said the official nomination of Darla Moore came from him.