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Steph Brawn

Muirfield to host Women's Open in milestone after past controversy

Muirfield Golf Club in East Lothian will host the Women's Open Championship for the first time

THE Women’s Open at Muirfield. Five words we may never have thought we’d see in the same sentence, given what occurred at the famous East Lothian club six years ago, but stands are going up and the membership is ready to welcome the world’s finest female golfers in just three weeks’ time.

In 2016, the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers (HCEG) – which runs the course – was handed the chance to allow women members for the first time in its then 272-year history.

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