GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) - British Open organisers will look at the issue of men-only golf clubs after coming under fire for hosting this year's tournament at a club that does not allow women members but ruled out any immediate changes.
The R&A, the body which governs golf outside the United States, has faced mounting pressure to take action against single-sex clubs with the 142nd British Open starting on Thursday at Muirfield, one of three male-only member clubs on the tournament's rota.
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