Masters golf: 12 women candidates for Augusta National membership

The Augusta National Golf Club has steadfastly refused to alter its all-male membership. But circumstances may soon cause the gender barrier to break, and if it does there are several women who might be good fits for the club.

Celine Dion

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In this 2011 file photo, Celine Dion performs at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.

NBC Sports ranks the French-Canadian pop music superstar as one of golf’s top celebrity players. She owns a 36-hole course, Le Mirage, near her home in Montreal. After she and her husband, a golf fanatic, purchased an interest in the club in 1997, she began taking lessons and fell in love with the game. That led them to become owners of the club.

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