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.
Tag: Golf
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.
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
Admit women or lose Olympic hosting rights, IOC man tells club
SAPPORO • The club scheduled to host golf in the 2020 Tokyo Games must allow women to have full membership or the organisers will have to find another venue, International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates told Reuters yesterday. The private Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama prefecture, which is set to host both the men's … Continue reading Admit women or lose Olympic hosting rights, IOC man tells club
Olympics: Japan golf club ‘baffled’ over sexism row
The chairman of the Japanese golf club set to host the sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics said they are bewildered by requests lift its ban on women becoming full members. Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, north of Tokyo, postponed a decision to review its membership policy following a board meeting on Tuesday after the … Continue reading Olympics: Japan golf club ‘baffled’ over sexism row
Club Managers' Association (Singapore) 