Martha Burk’s work far from over five years after Masters protest
Getting off the phone earlier this morning with Martha Burk, I was struck by one thing more than any other - her focus. For a woman who five years ago put herself on the front lines for feminism in the most visible of ways, she is still more focused than ever. And still on the front lines.
Because while the golf establishment decided that Burk was a non-factor, the rest of the nation took notice. The fact that Augusta National is a sexist organization became blindingly clear to many due to Burk’s 2003 protest at the Masters. And the fact that it remains that way due to a member list that consists primarily of CEOs, politicians and the like is also equally obvious.
I wrote a blog post about Burk and her experiences before and after the 2003 Masters at WorldGolf.com. You can read that post by clicking here. I am also working on a feature story for WorldGolf.com that will take the story even further.
When I told Burk that the blog post I wrote would likely be met with by anger from the golfing community, she could not contain her laugh.
“Tell me about it,” she said.
I hope you go read the post. Because it was truly a pleasure to speak with the indomitable Martha Burk.
–WKW