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R&A considers voting by mail on female members

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Royal & Ancient Golf Club asks members to vote in favor of admitting women members

Associated Press

FILE - This is a Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007 file photo of tournament winner and world number one Mexico's Lorena Ochoa as she tees off from the 18th with the St Andrews clubhouse in the background, during the Women's British Open golf tournament on the Old Course at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in St Andrews, Scotland. The Royal & Ancient could finally be allowing women to join one of the most influential golf clubs. The Daily Mail newspaper on Wednesday March 26, 2014 cited a letter from the R&A to its 2,500 members recommending they change the all-male membership policy at St. Andrews. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Royal & Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrews asks members to vote on admitting women

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

FILE - This is a Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007 file photo of tournament winner and world number one Mexico's Lorena Ochoa as she tees off from the 18th with the St Andrews clubhouse in the background, during the Women's British Open golf tournament on the Old Course at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in St Andrews, Scotland. The Royal &amp; Ancient could finally be allowing women to join one of the most influential golf clubs. The Daily Mail newspaper on Wednesday March 26, 2014 cited a letter from the R&amp;A to its 2,500 members recommending they change the all-male membership policy at St. Andrews. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

R&A asks members to allow women to join

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Clark future uncertain if tour follows anchor ban

By STEPHEN HAWKINS - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 9, 2013 file photo, Adam Scott of Australia putts on the 15th green during the first round of The Players championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Golf's governing bodies have adopted a new rule that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and U.S. Golf Association announced Tuesday, May 21, 2013 that Rule 14-1b would start in 2016. The new rule will make it illegal to anchor the club against the body when making a golf stroke. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Belly putter technique banned despite disagreement in golf world

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Golf’s guardians want long putters to go belly-up

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2011, file photo,Webb Simpson putts on the 18th hole during the third round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C. Webb Simpson and Keegan Bradley, two of the major faces in the debate over belly putters, said Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, they would not fight a change in the rules if golf's governing bodies decide to outlaw putters anchored to the body. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Belly putters are OK, anchoring them is not starting in ‘16

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Long putters to go belly up

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Simpson sees no need for belly ban

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press