The male-run English Golf Union and the English Women’s Golf Association are concerned that the segregation of men and women is “increasingly out of step with people’s expectations”, according to the Associated Press.
Both associations believe "the negative perception of golf being a divided game and not welcoming to all will be reinforced”, if members fail to push the merger through.
Seventy-five percent of the votes need to be cast in favour at each meeting for the merger to take place.
If the vote goes through the proposal would create a single national governing body for amateur golf in England called England Golf.
Chief executive of the EGU, John Petrie, says the decision will be "vital for the future of golf".
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