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Report: Muirfield says no to women; R&A says no Open

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According to a report from Sky Sports News, the all-male Muirfield Golf Club will stay that way.

In a tweet sent out Thursday morning, Sky Sports News said that Muirfield constituents voted to continue to disallow female membership.

A two-thirds majority was needed via postal balloting to alter the rules.

BREAKING NEWS: Sky Sources: Muirfield Golf Club vote fails to reach two-thirds majority needed to admit women as members. #SSNHQ

— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) May 19, 2016

Muirfield, home to the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers in Gullane, Scotland, has hosted 16 Open Championships, dating back to 1892.