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March 14, 2017- World’s oldest golf club Muirfield, votes to admit women as members

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
March 15, 2019
Photo Credit: Photo via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons License
Seen here is Muirfield gold course on the 18th hole of the 2013 Open tournament.

On this date in 2017 the World’s oldest golf club in Scotland had a vote to admit women as members. When this vote was in favor of the women, the club followed through. For the first time in 273 years, women can play golf at Muirfield.

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Zachary Kaye
Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
Zachary Kaye is a 17 year old Senior at Colonia High School, with his birthday on September 30. He plays football for the school and is a captain of the team. When not playing, he is a huge sports fan and enjoys watching sports. One of his favorite activities during the NFL season is participating in Fantasy Football with his friends. His favorite sports teams are the NFL Philadelphia Eagles, the MLB New York Mets, and the NBA Philadelphia 76ers. Another hobby of his is to watch movies, mainly superhero ones. His favorite movies are Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Thor Ragnarok. Kaye is very big into music and his favorite artist is the singer/rapper Post Malone, although he enjoys almost all genres. He Lives at home with his mother and his sister. He is not sure of a major yet and hopes to go to either Quinnipiac University or Rowan University and find a passion for something within the next few years.
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