It was more like a tailgate party than a protest Sunday.
Hamburgers and pizza were spread out on a table, and drinks filled a cooler. About 40 people milled around, just like they would at a backyard barbecue.
“When Martha Burk protests, she’s going to be angry,” said Allison Greene, a local restaurant manager. “That’s not what we do here in Augusta. We’re going to have a good time.”
Greene’s gathering, “Women Against Martha Burk,” was the first official demonstration of what will be a much different Masters week.
“Someone needs to stand up to say what she’s doing is wrong,” Greene said.
Nancy Huntington, a 27-year resident of Augusta, says a private club has the right to dictate its own membership policies.
“I think Martha Burk is a hypocrite,” Huntington said. “Some of the women’s organizations [Burk represents] don’t admit men. Who does she think she is?”
