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Mmuirfield To Lose Right To Host Open After Vote Against Allowing Women Members

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mikey4444 | 14:44 Thu 19th May 2016 | Sport
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/36331270

It seems that misogyny still rules some golf courses !
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Turnberry - now grotesquely named Trump Turnberry - has also been advised that it will probably not again be nominated by the R and A as an Open venue, because of the "toxicity" of the attached name. Now there's a good reason for being denied that privilege!
I'm no misogynist, but I really cannot see why men and women should be barred from having single-sex clubs if that is what the members want.
Short-sighted really, I mean, surely there's hoovering to be done in the clubhouse with all that grass and sand....
there's an all women's club in St Andrews......ban the Old Course...!
There's a sign at one of those clubs saying:'No dogs or women beyond this point'. In some places they're even below dogs in the pecking order:-)
hmmmm...
It's a great golf course too.....
It was on the cards, a little birdie told me.
It's different for girls.
//But after a "comprehensive" two-year consultation process described as "thorough" and conducted "with all due diligence and professionalism", it fell narrowly short of that number.//

Why did they need two years to have a vote of their members , to see if they would agree or not , to allow female members ?
Bazile > Why did they need two years to have a vote of their members , to see if they would agree or not.

Probably because many of the members were stuck in bunkers somewhere.
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Bazile....they wanted to string it out for as long as they could.

And lol to agchristie at 16:29....as a mere man, I would never have dared say that !
Some would say it's par for the course from me Mikey!
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LOL again agchristie !
Is it the only golf club in the area ?
The girls won't be happy until they have complete control of anything remotely connected with balls.
Yes Douglas, especially when they go OUT OF BOUNDS!!!
Let's just wait and see how they get on with the niblick.
It might create a mashie.
You said a mouthful.

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