Muirfield: Internet reacts to result

The decision by members of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers to deny women the right to join its club has prompted a furious backlash on social media.

The news, announced this morning, was immediately met with the removal of Muirfield from the Open rota by the R&A and, as you could rightly expect, comments posted by Twitter users were broadly scathing.

English pro Gary Evans, who came within a whisker of winning the Open there in 2002, had this to say:

Former RICOH Women’s British Open champions Catriona Matthew and Karen Stupples also chipped in:

Other users echoed Evans and Stupples’ sentiments:

Piers Morgan and former England rugby captain Will Carling also had their say:

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond – who famously boycotted the 2013 Open at Muirfield because of its ‘male only’ membership policy – couldn’t hide his disappointment, either.

However, it was Thomas Walsh (@twalsh92) who perhaps summed up the mood best with this tweet…

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Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

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