Membership in Augusta National is exclusively available by invitation. When a membership space becomes available (membership is always kept at 300), the club determines who to invite and mails the invitation. Membership slots become available mostly when a member dies. A member may resign or be "asked" (read: instructed) to depart on very rare occasions. Resignation works as follows: The member sends a letter stating that they are withdrawing their membership. This letter must be signed by both the member and their spouse, if married. If not, then another member can request that the couple's membership be revoked. This can only happen if the couple has shown a lack of respect for the club by, for example, acting disrespectfully toward other members or failing to pay their annual fee. No one can be forced to resign their membership, and resignation does not affect any rights that person might have had because of their former membership. As far as we know, there are no delinquent members at Augusta National. If you fail to pay your dues, you will be asked to leave. There are three types of members at Augusta National: honorary, international, and national. An honorary member is given this status by the club upon recognition of some special achievement by an individual or organization. There are several categories of honorary members including past champions, current year's champions, people who have contributed greatly to golf, etc. They receive all the privileges of membership but cannot vote or play in any official activities.