Royal Burgess, the oldest golfing society in the world, has had an informal meeting to discuss the possibility of admitting women members.
According to The Scotsman, a motion to open its doors to women members is in the pipeline for the club.
To be successful, the Barnton club will need to receive 66 per cent support from its current male membership of about 800, the report said.
Royal Burgess is one of only ten royal golf clubs in Scotland and its members include Hamish Grey, the chief executive of the Scottish Golf Union (SGU), the report added.
It has dominated the men's golf scene in Edinburgh in recent years, winning the city's Summer League for a sixth successive season last month, the report further said.
Scots golf pro Carly Booth, 21, has spoken out against men-only clubs, saying she hoped the old-school tradition would change, according to the report.
