Females fire further shots in gender war

DEFENDING champion Tiger Woods will not be the only focus of attention when the Masters golf tournament gets underway on Thursday.

Augusta National Golf Club, which hosts the prestigious event, has come under criticism for excluding women and Martha Burk, head of the National Council of Women’s Organisations, plans to hold a protest during the Masters.

Burk, who wrote to Augusta National club chairman Hootie Johnson last year urging him to admit a woman, says her protest has nothing to do with women playing golf.