article_snippet: Open Championship venue Royal St George's has voted to allow women members for the first time in The R&A history.
article_snippet: A statement from The Royal St George's Golf Club read: 'Royal St George's Golf Club is pleased to announce that, following an extraordinary general meeting held on 14th February 2015 and a subsequent ballot of the full members of The Royal St George's Golf Club, a resolution to alter The Royal St George's Golf Club's rules to make ladies eligible for membership has been duly passed. '
article_snippet: Under the club's rules, a resolution to alter the club's rules to make ladies eligible for membership would only be passed if a resolution to alter the club's rules to make ladies eligible for membership obtained the support of three-quarters of the votes cast on the ballot.
article_snippet: More than 81 per cent of the full members of the club took part in the ballot and a decisive 90 per cent voted in favour of ladies being eligible for membership.
article_snippet: The alteration of the club's rules has immediate effect and The Royal St George's Golf Club looks forward to welcoming ladies as junior and full members.'
highlights_snippet: Royal St George's is latest Open venue to allow women members .
  
highlights_snippet: Golf club in Sandwich, Kent, reveals 90 per cent voted in favour .
  