Breaking through golf's grass ceiling

Golfer Miyu Sato of Japan.

Golfer Miyu Sato of Japan. Source: Getty Images

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Golf, so the saying goes, is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose.

And while Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland was said to be a keen golfer in the 16th century, almost all prestigious golf courses did not allow women for centuries after that.

But times are changing.

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