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Golf Monthly
Golf Monthly
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Becky Gee

'The Problem Isn’t Tradition. It’s That Tradition Hasn’t Evolved' - The Uncomfortable Truth About 'Ladies Day' In Golf Clubs

Women golfers on fairway.

There’s a line I keep coming back to: I’m not trying to tear down tradition. I’m just asking for the same access, the same visibility, the same chance to compete and connect.

I wrote that in The Telegraph last month, after what felt like a lifetime of biting my tongue. Since then, my inbox has been full: messages from scratch golfers sidelined from their club’s flagship events, women who’ve burned through annual leave just to play, and younger players quietly wondering if they’re the problem or if the system is.

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