The Royal and Ancient, the golf body responsible for the (British) Open Championship, has ruled today that, because Muirfield Golf Club will not admit women to it's membership, the course will be disqualified from holding further Open Championships until it does. Ten other courses in the UK and Northern Ireland (Royal Portrush will host in 2019 for the first time since 1951) are still in the rotation.
The course has hosted the Open 13 times, last in 2013. The R&A took a lot of criticism for allowing Muirfield to host that Open because of it's "no women members" policy, leading to the decision today after a vote was taken by the membership and the policy affirmed.
This year's host, Royal Troon, has segregated memberships for men and women, but women can be members, unlike at Muirfield.
Someone needs to get with about the 19th century here, Scots...
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