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Wed 11 Nov 2009Being female still handicap as judgment puts men first
TO SET in context yesterday’s Supreme Court judgment upholding the right of Portmarnock Golf Club to exclude women from full membership, you have to consider the situation in Irish golf a decade ago, writes CAROL COULTER
Then, about 400 golf clubs existed, most of which restricted full membership to men, with a reduced category of membership or access for women. In practice this usually meant that women could only play at certain times (for example, during working hours on week days) when the course would be in little demand from the predominantly working male membership.
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