{"id":1047,"date":"2005-10-27T15:48:52","date_gmt":"2005-10-27T20:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/uncategorized\/jean_van_de_velde_to_enter_womens_british_open\/"},"modified":"2005-10-27T15:48:52","modified_gmt":"2005-10-27T20:48:52","slug":"jean_van_de_velde_to_enter_womens_british_open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/tap-ins\/jean_van_de_velde_to_enter_womens_british_open","title":{"rendered":"Jean Van de Velde to Enter Women’s British Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

European Tour veteran Jean Van De Velde says that he will attempt to enter next year’s Women’s British Open<\/a>. The 39-year-old Frenchman is upset that the Royal & Ancient Golf Club will allow women to qualify<\/a> for next year’s (men’s) British Open. The only thing that could even come close to being more disturbing than Jean blowing the 1999 British Open on the 72nd hole is that he says “I’ll even wear a kilt and shave my legs.” What a moron.<\/p>\n

“My whole point is where do we draw the line?” Van de Velde asked. He believes the rule change is ridiculous. “If we accept that women can enter our tournaments, then it applies that men can play with women,” he said.
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\nNext year’s Weetabix Women’s British Open is scheduled for Aug. 3-6 at Royal Lytham. The event is run by the Ladies’ Golf Union. This year, the LGU established a policy which states: “It shall be a condition of any competition organized by the Ladies’ Golf Union that players must be of the female gender.” This policy does allow those who have undergone sex-change operations to become female play in LGU sanctioned events.<\/p>\n

You may remember sexual convert Australian Mianne Bagger<\/a>, famous for playing in LGU tournaments this year. Chief executive officer of the LGU, Andy Salmon, said on Thursday that there was no plan to change the rule.<\/p>\n

“If we accept that women can enter our tournaments, then it applies that men can play with women,” Van de Velde said.<\/p>\n

He later hinted that a possible legal action could be filed if he were not allowed to play, saying “I just don’t understand it, and if my application is not accepted I will definitely get advice and see how far it will go. I am making a point. I’m not trying to take a sexist stance.”<\/p>\n

Even former Ryder Cup player Barry Lane has suggested a simple change in the rules could end women’s golf. “Do they want 100 men trying to qualify?” he asked. “If they do there won’t be any spots left for them (women).”<\/p>\n

Photo Credits: © The PGA European Tour<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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