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Japan Golf Council Wants Tokyo 2020 Venue Change Due To Female Membership Ban

The Japan Golf Council on Tuesday "urged Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers to move the event’s golf competition away from Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama Prefecture, even if the venue changes its rules to allow women to become full members," according to Andrew McKirdy of the JAPAN TIMES. JGC Chair Eiko Oya said, "We are hoping for a change of venue to somewhere where the players and spectators will not suffer. This issue of women members came later. We wouldn’t say no if Kasumigaseki did change its membership policy, but the main objective is to find a comfortable venue for the competition." Kasumigaseki, a private club founded in 1929, "came under fire" from Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike earlier this month over its membership rules, which "forbid women from becoming full members or playing on Sundays." The IOC has reportedly "expressed concern" over the rules and contacted the Int'l Golf Federation to "try to persuade the club to undergo reform." The JGC argued Tuesday that Kasumigaseki's 44km distance form the Olympic Village "makes it an unsuitable choice regardless of its membership policy, and urged organizers to switch the competition to Wakasu Golf Links, a public course near Tokyo Bay" (JAPAN TIMES, 1/24).

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