[LeatherTrumpet]

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?

[the truth]

There's loads of womenly only clubs and institutions. Radical liberalism and radical feminism, biased hypocritical divisive sexist double standards

[arista]

Private club
thats their right

[Northern Monkey]

I think everyone should be able to join golf clubs.No women only or mens clubs.

[Tom4784]

Bunch of old fools, I do hope other championships will also boycott them.

Originally Posted by the truth

There's loads of womenly only clubs and institutions. Radical liberalism and radical feminism, biased hypocritical divisive sexist double standards

List them.

[Cherie]

There are plenty women only gyms. Swimming, the WI, either we want equality all round and there are no single sex organisations or we agree that some places can be single sex

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Bunch of old fools, I do hope other championships will also boycott them.



List them.

That's the only appropriate description for them.

[bitontheslide]

In many many golf courses women are associate members. Its a different type of membership that comes at a much cheaper price than full membership. While some may want full membership, many women would rather have the cheaper price. Can't have it both ways

[LeatherTrumpet]

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/03/bu...members-clubs/

Five of the best women-only private members clubs

[LeatherTrumpet]

2016 Green Fees @ Muirfield

Ł220 for one round and Ł290 for two rounds on the day.


You must have button's up the back of yer napper if you would pay that for a round of golf anyroad

[Northern Monkey]

I think a few women would brighten the places up.Some fresh flowerly perfume to freshen up those sweaty male club bars.

[Jamie89]

The fact that they think something like this even needs a 'consultation process' (never mind a two year one ) is embarrassing. The 64% who voted in favour of it should leave the club to be honest and make a stand. The club would then have no choice but to reverse the decision and drag themselves out the dark ages.

[LeatherTrumpet]

imagine if a gay person wanted to join?

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

imagine if a gay person wanted to join?

They've banned women, not gay people What point are you trying to make?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Jamie89

The fact that they think something like this even needs a 'consultation process' (never mind a two year one ) is embarrassing. The 64% who voted in favour of it should leave the club to be honest and make a stand. The club would then have no choice but to reverse the decision and drag themselves out the dark ages.

In that case we would have to allow men into women only clubs, there can't be varying versions of the rules to suit, they pay their money they can make their choice, their wives get to use the facilities as part of the membership, in some cases it may be the wife paying so technically they are the member

[LeatherTrumpet]

I could tell you how most golfing men feel about lady golfers but I wont

[Cherie]

Too slow sexist pigs

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by Cherie

In that case we would have to allow men into women only clubs, there can't be varying versions of the rules to suit, they pay their money they can make their choice, their wives get to use the facilities as part of the membership, in some cases it may be the wife paying so technically they are the member

I think 'women only' clubs should be scrapped too, I just don't see the point in them tbh. It's like with the WI, only women can join but men can still take part in the activities etc. It makes no sense to me at all. I think all of these organisations need to just move forward with the times and get rid of their 'men only'/'women only' rules. How is there any benefit to any club in not allowing members of a particular sex?

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Too slow sexist pigs

maybe if you hit it further than 20 yards you would be quicker?

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Cherie

There are plenty women only gyms. Swimming, the WI, either we want equality all round and there are no single sex organisations or we agree that some places can be single sex

wood in fact but the feminazi bbc refuses to ever mention this

[Livia]

If they want to stick to their archaic rules, that's up to the dusty old dinosaurs who voted. But they shouldn't ever expect to host a tournament like the Open.

[_Tom_]

Not sure I see a problem with a private club making their own rules. The fact that numerous women-only clubs exist and you never hear about them. Suppose that shows how hypocritical this fake outrage is.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by _Tom_

Not sure I see a problem with a private club making their own rules. The fact that numerous women-only clubs exist and you never hear about them. Suppose that shows how hypocritical this fake outrage is.

Women only clubs exist... it's not a secret. It's not like someone's keeping quiet about them.

[LeatherTrumpet]

loose women?

[Livia]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

loose women?

That programme makes me want to cut myself.