R and A should respect wishes of Muirfield members - and still stage Open there

MY VIEW - BY JIM HARDIE

In view of, in my opinion, the scandalous decision announced by the R and A, that any club operating a male-only membership shall NOT partake in the future as an open Championship venue, perhaps you will now review my previous "information" about the Rand A not taking the Open back to Turnberry, due to the course belonging to Donald Trump?

Whatever happened to democracy in this country. The members of Muirfield have voted, as is their right to do so, and the R and A have previously "ignored" the male-only tag, and therefore set a precedent!

The world, or at least the UK, has gone mad with PC (political correctioness), fuelled of course by a small MINORITY of people within our midst!

I, for one, would care little, if indeed anything, if the Open were held at an all-female club. It's the course as a worthy venue that sets the criteria for selection, not PC, and/or suppressing freedom of speech as in Mr Trump's case !

I sincerely hope that the members of Royal Troon vote in favour of the status quo regarding their club, and do not bow to external pressure applied by the R@A !

This would deprive the golfing public of watching the world's best at three scottish venues, leaving only Carnoustie and St Andrews on the rota.

The hypocrisy of it all shall, of course, become  apparent should Mr Trump become the President of the USA.

The R@A will then fall over backwards to accommodate Turnberry!

Irrespective of one's own beliefs on any of the said subjects, I personally would fight tooth and nail to accept the democratic decision of Muirfield members, and the freedom of speech of Donald Trump

Based on the decision already taken re Muirfield and the "rumours" about Turnberry it is indeed a sad day for golf

on both fronts!

Jim Hardie