Olympic golf venue grants full membership to women for first time

Imaizumi said the club had two female full members about four decades ago, but that the ban on women was introduced several years later for reasons unknown.

Tradition ? Like in Sumo ?

Olympic golf venue grants full membership to women for first time (until after the Olympics when nobody is watching then they will revoke them)

If this movement towards social equality continues, prior to the Olympics, and more importantly, continues following the Olympics and Para-limpics then the "costs" should be worth it!

Yeah, until September 2020. Then it will no doubt revert to "tradition".

 but that the ban on women was introduced several years later for reasons unknown.

Um, misogyny.

Come on, Japan. You can do it.

Tradition ain't everything, yeah?

Welcome to the 1960s Japan!

Window dressing for the IOC

It’s a privilege old boys club course. Ain’t gonna change.

It isn’t even that good a course.

kinda bland and dull.

especialy in summer,

Golf, the most backwards sport next to sumo.

Should golf be an Olympic sport?

Why is it OK, legally or morally, to simply decide to rule out half the human race?

Business 101. Lesson 1. Make money.

Why would you automatically reject 50% of the human population by denying them from paying and becoming full time members in the first place?

Golf is already painful enough to sit through and watch or play, so take as many interested people as you possibly can. Make that money!!!