Muirfield banned from hosting the Open after men only vote

The world's oldest golf club fails to drum up enough support to admit women members and is put into exile

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The Scottish golf course Muirfield has been barred from hosting The Open after voting to uphold its policy of not accepting women as members.

The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, the world's oldest golf club which is based at the course, balloted members on the issue after a two-year consultation. It urged them to vote for an alteration to the constitution, but the move failed to reach the two-thirds majority required for change to take place.

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