Women who have made a “significant contribution” to golf will be first in line to join the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, if the club votes in favour of women members.

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews believes it has “strong support” for a vote in September to finally admit women members, 260 years after it was founded.

The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has announced it will recommend women be finally allowed to join the club, 260 years after it was founded.

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club have formally abandoned their ban on women competing in the Open Championship.

THE ARGUMENTS over the failure of Augusta National to admit women as members are set to be revived at another of golf’s majors, the British Open.