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Butler National Golf Club strongly considering accepting female members

What’s left unsaid on a sign outside Butler National Golf Club is “private” also means no women allowed. ( Chuck Berman, Chicago Tribune photo / February 9, 2012 )

What’s left unsaid on a sign outside Butler National Golf Club is “private” also means no women allowed. ( Chuck Berman, Chicago Tribune photo / February 9, 2012 )

Butler National Golf Club is strongly considering opening its doors to women, a move that could bring major championships to Chicago and would mark a major cultural shift for the 40-year-old institution.

Industry sources told the Tribune the iconic Oak Brook club, ranked 54th on Golf Digest’s “America’s 100 Greatest” list, is conducting a study that will analyze how many women would be invited for membership and the facilities it would need to build.

Read more at the Chicago Tribune.

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