I knew it would happen sooner or later!
http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news;_ylt=Aj8Z2w25CRNiAnsDsNVj45oogsUF?slug=ap-vandeveldevswomen&prov=ap&type=lgns
http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news;_ylt=Aj8Z2w25CRNiAnsDsNVj45oogsUF?slug=ap-vandeveldevswomen&prov=ap&type=lgns
French golfer Jean Van de Velde will attempt to enter next year's Women's British Open because he is upset women may qualify for the 2006 British Open.
[...]
Recent policy set by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club will allow women to qualify for next year's British Open.
``My whole point is where do we draw the line?'' Van de Velde asked after shooting a 7-over-par 78 Thursday in the first round of the Volvo Masters. ``If we accept that women can enter our tournaments, then it applies that men can play with women.''
[...]
The event is run by the Ladies' Golf Union, which established a gender policy this year that says: ``It shall be a condition of any competition organized by the Ladies' Golf Union that players must be of the female gender.''