Muirfield has been told it will not stage another Open Championship as long as it continues to bar women golfers from becoming members.
The Scottish golf club announced on Thursday that its members had voted against allowing women to join.
Governing body the R&A said it would not stage the Open "at a venue that does not admit women as members".
To admit women golfers as members, Muirfield -
a privately owned links in East Lothian run by The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers - needed two thirds (432) of its 648 eligible voters to back the move.
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.
Of the 616 members who voted, 397 - or 64% - voted for the resolution, while 219 (36%) voted against it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/36331270
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So its a privately owned club, it took a good look at the situation and voted NO in the end. Surely that should be applauded?