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7th April 2015
09:28am BST

"There's been a hell of a row because four golf courses that hold the Open Championship didn't have women members." "I'm told the Ladies Golf Union has lost 150,000 members since equality for women came in. Hundreds of women have left golf clubs because they've gone from paying half fare to full fare. It's caused mayhem." "All of the wives of members at these clubs could have used the facilities for free. When I was at Muirfield a couple of years ago talking to a few of the lady members, I said, 'What about this equality? You must be happy about that?' 'God no,' they said. 'We can come here and do what we like, we can play golf and don't pay anything'."Alliss added that although he was a big fan of gender equality in the good walk spoiled, it has ruined the game for some people.
"The equality thing is a great part of golf. Equality for women: a few people battled away to get it, they got it, and they have b******* up the game for a lot of people."Hat-tip to the Independent
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