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Masters officials apologized to sports columnist Tara Sullivan of The Bergen (N.J.) Record on Sunday evening after a security guard denied her entry to a locker room for a post-tournament interview.
Augusta National spokesman Steve Ethun said the guard acted improperly in stopping Sullivan, because club policy is to provide equal access to all reporters. The club has no female members, but several female reporters at the tournament confirmed they had made numerous trips to the locker room for interviews in the past without incident.
Sullivan was among a crowd of reporters following third-round leader Rory McIlroy from the course into the clubhouse after his collapse in the final round.
"She just said women were not allowed and there was no official in sight," Sullivan said. By the time Sullivan finished trying to locate McIlroy's manager, the interview had been completed.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/masters11/news/story?id=6325442
Augusta National spokesman Steve Ethun said the guard acted improperly in stopping Sullivan, because club policy is to provide equal access to all reporters. The club has no female members, but several female reporters at the tournament confirmed they had made numerous trips to the locker room for interviews in the past without incident.
Sullivan was among a crowd of reporters following third-round leader Rory McIlroy from the course into the clubhouse after his collapse in the final round.
"She just said women were not allowed and there was no official in sight," Sullivan said. By the time Sullivan finished trying to locate McIlroy's manager, the interview had been completed.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/masters11/news/story?id=6325442
