Not Open to all
The £8.50 price of a fish supper is milking it, as is £75 for entry.
In days gone by, a visit to the tented village was a joy for fans as all the suppliers were there demonstrating new equipment. Now all we have is overpriced “Open merchandise”, with a polo shirt costing £100.
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Hide AdHowever, in light of the row over male-only club membership, if Muirfield wished to embrace the public then it would have been appropriate for a member of our armed forces to carry the Claret Jug onto the 18th green for the presentation. Instead, we got a member of the blazerati to march down with the trophy – chest out like a prize pigeon.
Alan Macdonald
Newbattle Abbey Crescent, Dalkeith