Muirfield BULLIED by the media and the PC brigade into submission.

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[From t'internet]
While WI membership is only open to women, men are welcome to attend courses at our residential adult education centre, Denman College, and take part in many activities, events and campaigns both locally and nationally.The Women's Institute is an educational charity with a constitution that states membership is only open to women. Under UK law charitable organisations whose constitution stipulates single sex membership are entitled to restrict access to the opposite sex.

Interesting. But that loophole is a potential can of worms isn't it?

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Interesting. But that loophole is a potential can of worms isn't it?

No not really, Muirfield can have a male only membership, nobody is stopping it. However the R&A would then not allow it to host the open. The governing body for sports wants the sport to be as open as possible to increase interest in the game and to boost participation numbers, and as such increase funding. If clubs do not want to be part of that then they cannot expect the prestige.

Lots of leagues and associations have criteria that needs to be met to allow access.