France News

Following the decision to allow women to compete in the world's most famous golf tournament, the Royal and Ancient's Open, many male players are upset that it will mean exclusion for some of their players. In consequence some men are threatening to apply to play in the Women's Open, one of these is France's leading player Jean Van de Velde who quipped "I'll shave my legs and wear a kilt if I have to." "Where do we draw the line? If women can enter our tournaments then surely equality dictates that we should be allowed to play in theirs."

English Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter referring to the decision said "I don't see why they should play in ours when we're not allowed to play in theirs," However, they're likely to be given the thumbs down by the Ladies Golfing Union as its rules state that players "must be of the female gender".