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Muirfield will now allow female members.

Muirfield votes to allow female members

Muirfield golf club has voted to admit women members, scrapping the all-male policy that led to the historic Scottish course being stripped of its eligibility to host Britain's Open championship.

Woods and McIlroy welcome new 'common-sense' rules

Keen on the changes: Rory McIlroy.

Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods led the praise for golf's proposed radical rules overhaul, with the former expressing his belief that the "revolutionary" modernisation and simplification could stop people turning away from the game.

Dustin Johnson, from golf outcast to world No.1

PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - FEBRUARY 19: Dustin Johnson and his son Tatum walk down to the 18th hole during the final round ...

From teenaged tearaway implicated in a gangland murder to multi-millionaire professional athlete. From party animal with three positive tests for recreational drugs to major champion. From game's pariah wasting all that god-given ability to world No 1 for whom rivals have nothing but praise.

White House defends Trump over round with McIlroy

On the course: Donald Trump and Rory McIlroy.

President Trump, who pledged as a candidate to limit his golfing to when it was also conducive to conducting business, played a full round last weekend with world No.3 golfer Rory McIlroy.