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Golf Week was way out of bounds for its “Noose” cover. A golf magazine is not the place to make social commentary unless it wants to chronicle the long history of racism associated with its sport. The best example of this being the extent to which the Masters is revered and respected by the golf media even as the tournament harbors a racist climate. I have even heard from one of my black friends from Augusta, Georgia, site of the Masters each April, that blacks steer clear of Augusta National Golf Club during the week of the Masters in order to avoid racist related harassment that may come there way.

More on this to come…