article_snippet.sent: Alliss, 84, has said that legislation designed to stop golf clubs from discriminating against female members has instead prompted a decline in women’s membership.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Alliss, a former professional who is one of the game’s most decorated players, claimed that tens of thousands of members of the Ladies’ Golf Union have deserted the Ladies’ Golf Union since the rules came into force.
article_snippet.sent: ‘I’m told the Ladies’ Golf Union has lost 150,000 members since equality for women came in,’ Mr Alliss told the Radio Times.
article_snippet.sent: But Mrs Burton, said there has only been a decline of 30,000 women since the law came into force, taking membership down to 159,000 by last year.
highlights_snippet.sent: Peter Alliss says anti-discrimination laws have caused membership fall .
  