Sea Change Showing at Augusta National

Posted on April 10, 2013 by metrospirit

While the headline was much bigger this past “off season” when Augusta National Golf Club announced the invitation of its first female members, what we witnessed Monday signals what I believe to be an even bigger philosophical shift in the…

Masterstroke of Misery Reversed?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by metrospirit

Last year Canadian Dave Rawlings and his wife, Dianne, sold their Masters tickets to a stranger from Illinois as they left the course early Tuesday afternoon. They spent the rest of the day in jail. “We were walking out and…

Augusta National 2, Azziz 1

Posted on October 4, 2012 by metrospirit

The fuzziness of the spat between Billy Morris and Dr. Ricardo Azziz got even fuzzier when Morris’ paper sold four full-page ads to his fellow Augusta National member Nick Evans. The four pages were filled with names (arranged by first…

Road Rules

Posted on September 20, 2012 by metrospirit

Berckmans Road redesign scrutinized by Eric Johnson At a public meeting on Monday, September 17, Augustans got a chance to see the latest version of the changes proposed to Berckmans Road. The plan, which would realign Berckmans Road so that…