Prestigious Pine Valley to allow women members By www.espn.com - TOP
May 1, 2021 2:39 PM
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2021/05/02 02:05 PINE VALLEY, N.J. (AP) More than 100 years after Pine Valley Golf Club opened, the private club long considered among the best in the world has decided to allow women to join. The websites of Golf Digest and Golf magazine, which both have employees who are members of Pine Valley, reported on the club s vote to allow women. According to an email obtained by the websites, club president Jim Davis wrote to members on Friday that “the future of golf must move toward inclusion.” “And I am pleased to report that the Trustees and members of the Pine Valley Golf Club have voted unanimously and with enthusiasm to remove all gender-specific language from our bylaws,” the email said.
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