{"id":4816,"date":"2014-09-19T17:56:41","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T21:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/?p=4816"},"modified":"2020-06-06T11:16:36","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T15:16:36","slug":"golfs-birthplace-making-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/golfs-birthplace-making-history.html","title":{"rendered":"Golf’s Birthplace Making History"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"R<\/a>It’s good to see some positive news being made amongst the crap that has been in the headlines lately. In particular, some attention has been brought to golf’s hometown in regards to their recent vote to remain in the United Kingdom. Scotland has been part of Britain for the past 307\u00a0 years.And now this vote has caused some serious arguing between fellow Scots all the way down to the friend and family level. In fact, it was almost a 50-50 split but the unionist’s won by a slight margin to keep Scotland in the UK.<\/p>\n

So where’s the good news? Well, amidst all the hoopla of independence another story has surfaced. A once male-only golf club has come to grips with the times and decided to open it’s doors to female members. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club \u00a0has reversed it’s 260 year old policy and apparently it was quite an overwhelmingly large vote to do so. Not too shabby for 2400 male member organization.<\/p>\n

It’s reported that a good three-quarters of the members voted with 85% of them in favor of letting females join. So, that means roughly 270 members voted against this change. Hmmmm\u2026I mean, come on guys it’s 2014. I’m wondering if these 270 guys would have voted the same if each of their decisions were made public\u2026probably not. Who wants to be “that guy”?<\/p>\n

Regardless, the majority won and it’s about time. Hey, I’m all for hangin’ with the fellas and what-not but our “no girls allowed” secret fort closed it’s doors when I was 10. You follow? Bravo R & A!<\/p>\n

Hit’em long\u2026yell FORE!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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