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Scottish Golf May Follow R&A's Lead, Refuse To Hold Events At Men-Only Muirfield

Scottish Golf "could be set to follow the R&A’s lead by refusing to take events to Muirfield as long as it remains a men-only club," according to Martin Dempster of the SCOTSMAN. The R&A "responded swiftly a week ago to Muirfield failing to secure a two-thirds majority" for a proposal to admit women membership by "dropping the East Lothian club" from the Open Championship rota. Expressing support for that decision by the St. Andrews-based governing body, Scottish Golf Chair Eleanor Cannon "has now dropped a strong hint that Scottish Golf will be doing likewise" less than a year after its men’s flagship event, the Scottish Amateur Championship, was held for the eighth time "at the home of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers." When asked if Scottish Golf would follow the R&A’s lead on not staging tournaments at single-sex clubs in the future, Cannon said, "That’s something we are going to consider. ... I’m delighted that (R&A CEO) Martin Slumbers took the stance that he did, I think it’s what the game needs. ... We respect all of the single-sex clubs -- men and women -- they have every right to be there. But, when it comes to the Open Championship what Martin has said is absolutely spot on. It has to be at a club that’s inclusive and we completely support that." Cannon, a senior partner at the Rubicon Partnership, a Glasgow-based exec coaching practice, "expressed concern over the Muirfield vote being rejected despite it receiving the support of the majority of its 750 members" (SCOTSMAN, 5/26).

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