Two accomplished female contributors to golf have been offered membership at the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews.
Judy Bell, the first female head of the USGA, and Marlene Stewart Streit, the only player to win the British, Canadian, U.S. and Australian women's amateur titles, have been extended the invitation to be among the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews honorary and ordinary members.
Bell became the first woman president of the USGA in 1996, and was voted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001.
"The Royal and Ancient Golf Club enjoys such a special place at the heart of golf and I am thrilled to be part of it," Bell said.