Editing Muirfield (section)

===Membership policy===
Until 2017, women were barred from holding membership of the Company, though were permitted to play the course as guests or visitors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/theopen/10181267/The-Open-2013-Muirfields-ban-on-women-set-to-go-with-reactionary-secretary-Alastair-Brown.html |title=The Open 2013: Muirfield's ban on women set to go with reactionary secretary Alastair Brown |first=Oliver |last=Brown |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=15 July 2013 |access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Ewan |last=Murray |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jul/16/stuffy-muirfield-male-only |title=The Open 2013: Muirfield will not change its male-only ways in a hurry |newspaper=The Guardian |date=16 July 2013 |access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref> The exclusion of women from membership was controversial. After a May 2016 vote on the policy reached a majority, but not the two-thirds [[supermajority]] required for change, [[The R&A]] removed Muirfield from the rotation of Open venues.<ref>{{cite news |title=Muirfield to lose right to host Open after vote against allowing women members |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/36331270 |work=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2016 |access-date=19 May 2016}}</ref> Speaking shortly after the announcement, secretary Stuart McEwen said the outcome was 'a blow to the club, the local community and Scotland'.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/muirfield-secretary-its-a-blow-for-the-club |title=Muirfield secretary: 'It's a blow for the club'|date=19 May 2016 |magazine=bunkered |first=Martin |last=Inglis}}</ref>

The public backlash led Muirfield to re-ballot on the issue.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/muirfield-to-hold-fresh-membership-ballot |title=Muirfield to hold fresh membership ballot |date=27 June 2016 |magazine=bunkered |first=Martin |last=Inglis}}</ref> In March 2017 the club voted to admit women as members.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-39260578 |title=Muirfield golf club overturns men-only policy |work=BBC News |date=14 March 2017 |access-date=14 March 2017}}</ref> In August 2022 Muirfield hosted the [[Women's British Open]] for the first time.<ref name=aigwo22>{{Cite web |url=https://www.muirfield.org.uk/aigwo-22/ |title=AIGWO 22}}</ref>