I believe Augusta was going to use a new format this year. N.Y. The new format began last year. There are 17 ways to qualify for the Masters. At the grass-roots level, role models like Tiger Woods have dramatically improved opportunities for minority cultures to get involved in golf. Woods has fired up passion for youngsters all over the world.
Access is a tougher matter.
We live in a capitalist world. It takes money to play the game. We don't have welfare for golfers, unless you count the slow-moving First Tee program. It's a business. So it's actually a problem of economics more than a social problem, and I don't have a solution for that.