A GOLF club has been branded sexist for making a joke about older playersâ young girlfriends blowing on their balls.
It said a rule update for the over-65s allowed human wind-power to be used to sink balls that stopped near the hole.
It added the ball could be moved up to 12in away if the player had a young girlfriend able to propel it that far.
The club newsletter went on: âIf she can blow it more than 12 inches, I would like to meet her â friends share!â
Members of ã1,000 Kingâs Lynn Golf Club at Castle Rising, Norfolk, took offence.
One wrote: âItâs utterly disgusting and the excuse is âItâs just a bit of light-hearted reliefâ.â
Another added: âItâs sexist, a crude joke. If youâre going to make jokes, why not say players can bring their girlfriends and boyfriends?â
Norfolk Ladies County Golf Association, which was formed in 1912 to look after the interests of women and girls in the sport, said it had not been made aware of the bawdy newsletter.
But ladiesâ captain Sharon Winterbottom said: âItâs being blown up out of all proportion.â
âMost of the players are married anyway. I’m not sure they’d have the energy for girlfriends or boyfriends.â
The suggested rule appeared in a section titled âSuggested changes to the rules of golf for golfers aged over 65+.