The British Open announced that women can now tee it up against the men, under a few conditions. Only women who finished among the top five in the US LPGA majors are eligible. They are eligible for the first 18-hole qualifying stage, and can only finish the 36 holes if they make it through those eighteen.

I guess what it boils down to is that the women who are eligible to actually qualify have their own agenda, and trying to get to the 36-hole qualifying probably isn’t very high on their list. I think if you are Michelle Wie and can go and play wherever you like and don’t have to worry about the money list… it would be a fun thing to do.

I just don’t have a week to spare just to try to get into the 36-hole qualifying.

I don’t think this is necessarily a good thing to do. With only a few exceptions, all major sports have men and women’s leagues separated. The main reason, in my opinion, is that both genders follow slightly different rules and guidelines. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club even mentioned that they were having difficulty comparing handicaps and course length between the two genders.

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