PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: Olympic chief Thomas Bach hopes the golf club hosting the men's and women's tournaments at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will change its policy and allow equal rights to women but underlined the IOC's stance it would seek another venue if it failed to do so.
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Muirfield to allow female members, can host Open
LONDON • The Muirfield Golf Club voted on Tuesday to admit women members, scrapping the all-male policy that led to the historic Scottish links course being stripped of its eligibility to host Britain's Open championship.
Seletar Country Club: Members may have to pay $10k top-up fees
The fees would pay for 19-year lease extension until the end of 2040 and upgrading works Seletar Country Club members may have to pay as much as $10,000 each for the lease extension of the club's golf course and upgrading of its other facilities. The club has called for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on … Continue reading Seletar Country Club: Members may have to pay $10k top-up fees
SICC members question huge budget for new clubhouse
SINGAPORE — The construction of a new 12,000sqm clubhouse at the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC), estimated to cost S$59.3 million, will be put to the vote by members in a few months’ time, but some are already grousing about the large budget set aside for the project. To raise awareness for the new Bukit … Continue reading SICC members question huge budget for new clubhouse
Golf – Tokyo venue under fire for barring female members
TOKYO: A Japanese nonprofit group has demanded the golf tournament of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics be shifted from the Kasumigaseki Country Club which does not accept women as full members. The Japan Golf Council, unaffiliated with the sport's domestic governing body, the Japan Golf Association - said on Tuesday that it had sent a letter … Continue reading Golf – Tokyo venue under fire for barring female members
Club Managers' Association (Singapore) 