> gentlemen only, ladies forbidden

I've heard this witty version of golf before too.
I like the (simple) idea behind the game, but I hate the elitist stance of the clubs. Years ago I was involved in the compiling of a guide to golf clubs in Northern Europe. I had to talk to people at countless clubs across Europe and boy were there some snotty whatnots. Clubs are such a waste of space in small countries like England too. Kids have a piddlely little postage stamp to play on, while endless acres of fairways remain closed to the public, where countless kids get chunked out or arrested every year just for trying to really use the land instead of having a handful of stinking rich overweight men waddle up and down after a little ball once or twice a day.

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