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January 25th, 2026

Rory McIlroy endorses Muirfield’s return from exile, hopes it will be back on the Open rota soon

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August 2nd, 2022

Muirfield’s long, bumpy and often tense road to hosting its first Women’s British Open

It took 275 years and two votes for the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers to let in female members – and set up one of the more anticipated weeks in women’s golf.

April 1st, 2020

Did you know: The Original Rules of Golf fit on one (big) page

That original set included just 13 rules, as opposed to the 24 there are today, each with their own subset of rules.

August 3rd, 2017

What’s it like to be a female golfer in Scotland? It ain’t pretty

Six months since Muirfield opened its membership to women, the attitude in the country towards female play is slowly evolving (emphasis on slowly).

April 20th, 2017

Muirfield begins to sort out the process of admitting its first female members

About a month has passed since Henry Fairweather, the captain of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers stood a few steps from Muirfield’s 18th green and announced that, after 273 years of exclusion, women are now eligible for membership of the world’s oldest golf club.

March 15th, 2017

Muirfield returns to Open Championship rota after club votes to admit female members

January 10th, 2017

‘The right thing to do’: Muirfield to re-vote on admitting women

The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers at Muirfield in Scotland intend to re-vote on allowing female members in the coming months.

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Honourable company of edinburgh golfers

Rory McIlroy endorses Muirfield’s return from exile, hopes it will be back on the Open rota soon

Muirfield’s long, bumpy and often tense road to hosting its first Women’s British Open

Did you know: The Original Rules of Golf fit on one (big) page

What’s it like to be a female golfer in Scotland? It ain’t pretty

Muirfield begins to sort out the process of admitting its first female members

Muirfield returns to Open Championship rota after club votes to admit female members

‘The right thing to do’: Muirfield to re-vote on admitting women

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