
AUGUSTA — Golf brings people together and pulls them apart. Lousy golfers can play alongside the best in the world (try that in tennis) but the working class can only dream of playing the most private clubs. The game’s duality is especially pronounced at Augusta National, which is the most welcoming host in golf but also its most exclusive. You can park for free, but if you want to step inside the champions’ locker room, you have to win the Masters.
Rory McIlroy can go in there now. He might never come out.