Bruce Jenner Under Consideration To Become First Female Member Of The Royal & Ancient Golf Club Of St. Andrews

While the expected names have surfaced in rampant speculation over who might be a leading candidate to become the first female member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, bookmakers have quietly moved Olympian Bruce Jenner up their lists.

"We still feel the Queen is a solid choice at 4-1 after she opened at 3-1," said PaddyPower's director of international marketing, Ronan Lard. "Condoleeza has been a popular choice, which is why she's down to 6-1 after opening at 9-1. However Mr. Jenner, excuse me, the soon-to-be-Ms. Jenner, has been quite popular after he/she was seen playing golf at a charity event. The punters appear to think that having once had a penis sets her up nicely to be more relatable to the old boys at the Royal and Ancient."

Jenner has moved to co-second choice favorite with Ms. Rice at 6-1 after opening at 75-1.

Sources close to Jenner believe the southern California resident is thought to be interested in joining the Royal and Ancient should an invitation be extended. Unlike Queen Elizabeth, Jenner is an avid golfer when not filming segments for the reality smash hit, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, said to be a favorite show of R&A Chief Executive Peter Dawson. Reporters spotted season 1 and 2 DVDs of the show in Dawson's bookcase last week when the upcoming membership vote on female members was announced.

Jenner won the decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and carries an impressive 5.3 index playing out of Sherwood Country Club.