The membership of Muirfield in Scotland took advantage of a mulligan, announcing Tuesday their all-male membership, known as the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, voted overwhelmingly to allow female members for the first time in the club’s 270-year history. This was the second time a by-mail vote was taken of the membership to admit women, […]
Muirfield members will vote again on admitting female members
June 30, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Muirfield members voted six weeks ago on changing their club’s constitution and admitting female members for the first time. They came up just short of the two-thirds majority required to make that change. The fallout has been substantial, including the R&A removing Muirfield from the British Open rotation until […]
Report: Muirfield set to vote on allowing female members
February 16, 2016 by
Frequent British Open host Muirfield has decided to hold a vote by mail on the possibility of admitting women members, according to a report by The Sunday Times. The Muirfield membership, known as the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, is one of only two male-only memberships in the Open rotation. Royal Troon, this year’s host, announced in […]
Five Presidents Cup pairings we hope to see this week at Muirfield Village
October 2, 2013 by
The Presidents Cup kicks off on Thursday, with a veteran American team taking on an International team with seven rookies, and while we don’t know exactly who will be paired together over the next three days, we have some teams we hope to see. Here are five teams we really hope that both Fred Couples […]
Graeme McDowell asks Twitter if anyone would like to join his group on Friday at Muirfield
July 19, 2013 by
On Thursday at the British Open, Louis Oosthuizen was forced to withdraw during his round because of a neck injury. That left playing partners Graeme McDowell and Tiger Woods without a third, which happens from time to time on tour when someone is forced to leave because of injury. That might be normal, but what […]
Adam Scott played Muirfield and had to hit a bunker shot left-handed
July 11, 2013 by
The British Open is a week away, and that means the world’s best are taking to Muirfield to get in a practice round or two before next Thursday. Justin Rose and Adam Scott were a couple of the pros that got in a practice round this week, and if there is one reminder on what […]
British Open odds released, Tiger Woods the 7-to-1 favorite at Muirfield
June 17, 2013 by
While thoughts on the U.S. Open are still wrapping up, we are just a few weeks away from the third major championship of 2013. The British Open kicks off on July 18, and goldodds.com has released the favorites for the Claret Jug. Tiger Woods, again, leads everyone at 7-to-1, with Rory McIlroy coming in at […]
