Poll says men and woman want PGA to continue recognition of Masters

NEW YORK - Two-thirds of the men and half the women interviewed in a New York Times poll say they did not believe the PGA Tour should withdraw its recognition of the Masters.<br> <br> The poll comes in response to the debate over whether Augusta National, the host of the Masters, should admit a female member.<br> <br> The club has said it has no intention of doing so before the next Masters in April.<br> <br> The poll also found that a majority of men and women said they thought private clubs for men only were wrong.<br> <br> The poll, conducted Wednesday through Saturday, surveyed 846 adults nationwide. It had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.<br> <br> In addition, the poll found that 55 percent of the men said they opposed any requirement that a private club change its policies.<br> <br> Among the women, however, 44 percent said it would be unfair and 43 percent said it would not -- a statistical dead heat, given the poll&#39;s margin of error. Thirteen percent had no opinion.<br> <br> The club previously released a survey it commissioned and said the results indicated most people agree Augusta National can set its own membership policies as a private club.

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