Royal Troon will vote to allow women members before hosting this year's Open Championship, the club has announced.

A vote will be held on July 1, after a consultation found that three-quarters of members supported opening the club to women.

The meeting will come less than two weeks before Royal Troon plays host to the 145th Open, which begins on July 10.

Club captain Martin Cheyne said: "Following our consultation with members, the committee of Royal Troon Golf Club is moving to convene a Special General Meeting on July 1, at which we will propose that the Constitution of the Club is changed to allow women members to join on exactly the same basis as the men.

"Recently we spoke about the need for our club to reflect the modern society in which we exist and I am pleased that a large majority of members who responded to our survey agree and support opening the club to women."

The move comes after the R&A said it would no longer consider staging The Open at Muirfield after the Edinburgh club voted against allowing women members. That decision was branded "indefensible" by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Mr Cheyne added: "Looking ahead to the Open Championship, we want Scotland to be proud of Royal Troon Golf Club and the Ladies' Golf Club, Troon as we jointly host this most prestigious competition in front of a worldwide audience."

Troon is currently the only remaining club on the nine-strong Open rota to have a male-only membership policy, with Royal St George's voting last year to admit women members. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews also voted to end its 260-year-old male-only membership policy in September 2014.

Troon has always considered itself a special case in this respect as it shares facilities with the Ladies' Golf Club, Troon. Both clubs will shoulder the responsibility of hosting the Open via a joint Championship Committee.