TOKYO (Reuters) - The Kasumigaseki Country Club, which is set to host golf for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, failed to reach a decision about ending a ban on women as full members on Tuesday, with the head of its board of directors calling the situation "a nuisance." The Tokyo Olympic organising committee sent a letter to the club last week appealing for it to reconsider the policy. Board chairman Kiichi Kimura later told reporters that the club was basically in the position of loaning out the venue for the Olympics. Two of the most famous golf clubs in the world have changed their policies to allow female members in recent years. In 2014, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews decided to allow women to join after 260 years of exclusion, and Augusta National, home of the U.S. Masters, ended its men-only membership in 2012.

Source: The Star February 07, 2017 10:45 UTC