Sturgeon wrote on Twitter: “Scotland has women leaders in every walk of life. Scottish golf course Muirfield has lost its status as a British Open venue after voting against admitting female members, the sport’s joint ruling body the R&A announced on Thursday.Scotland’s political leader, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, branded Muirfield’s decision “indefensible”.Scottish golf course Muirfield has lost its status as a British Open venue after voting against admitting female members, the sport’s joint ruling body the R&A announced on Thursday. This is simply indefensible.”In an open letter to members of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, the club, located to the east of Edinburgh, had recommended that they vote in favour of the resolution.“The Open is one of the world’s great sporting events and going forward we will not stage the Championship at a venue that does not admit women as members,” said R&A CEO Martin Slummers in a statement.A proposal to allow female members did not receive the required two-thirds majority needed, with 387 members — or 64 per cent — voting in favour and 219 members — or 36 per cent — voting against. It is 2016.The R&A — encompassing the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews — reacted immediately by announcing that Muirfield will no longer be selected as a venue for the Open, 6 PCS DOUBLE FLEXIBLE RATCHET SPANNER SET which is golf’s oldest major. If the policy at the club should change, we would reconsider Muirfield as a venue for The Open in future.”Women’s and men’s single-sex golf clubs, although reducing in number, have been a feature of golf provision in Great Britain and Ireland and comply fully with equality legislation.“We have consistently said that it is a matter for the Honourable Company to conduct a review of its membership policy and that we would await their decision,” Slummers said.“Given the schedule for staging The Open, it would be some years before Muirfield would have been considered to host the Championship again.But after the postal ballot of members failed to reach the required threshold, the R&A announced that it was dropping Muirfield from its 10-course Open venue roster.