"Because it's tradition" is a terrible reason to do anything, be it not letting women be members of the Augusta National Golf Club, or changing what you eat on Easter Sunday.
You know what else is tradition? Not allowing women to vote. Or rule by monarchy. Witch burning. The belief that potatoes will kill you. A pantheon of Greek Gods.
Incidentally the Augusta National Golf Club, presuming it is a private club, should allow whoever it wants and only whoever it wants as members. I may disagree with their choice, but until I'm on the board it's just not up to me. But that is because they are a private club and can make their own rules - not because it's "tradition". (And of course, how many of my female readers are part of clubs that exclude men? How many of us are part of clubs that exclude people of determined ages? etc., etc.)
More thoughts on the detrimental value of holding on to "tradition" (whatever it may mean).
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