Members of Scotland's Royal Troon golf club, the venue of next month's British Open, have voted overwhelmingly to admit women.
The decision will protect Troon's place on the Open rota, after Muirfield voted in May to retain its ban on women members - which resulted in it being immediately removed from the Open rota by British golf's governing body The Royal & Ancient.
"We welcome this decision by the membership at Royal Troon and recognise its significance for the club," an R&A spokesman said.
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