St Andrews to recommend women members

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.

St Andrews to recommend women members
Wed, 26 Mar, 2014 - 14:04

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 club is “strongly in favour” of the rule change and is asking its 2,400 existing members vote to allow women to join.

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