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Martin Slumbers, CEO of The R&A and Secretary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, is to step down by the end of 2024 after what will be nine years in the role. Mr Slumbers, 63,…
Ten-Golf10 January, 2024
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The R&A and USGA have proposed a Model Local Rule (MLR) that gives competition organisers the option to require use of golf balls that are tested under modified launch conditions to address the…
Ten Golf14 March, 2023
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Fans attending The 150th Open at St Andrews from 10-17 July are being urged not to travel by rail due to a limited temporary timetable being operated by ScotRail on those dates. The R&A has…
Ten Golf5 July, 2022
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New figures reveal golf participation in Great Britain and Ireland in 2021 remained strongly above pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels. Research led by The R&A together with England Golf, Golf…
Ten Golf31 March, 2022
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Superstar footballer Gareth Bale has agreed to become a global ambassador for The R&A in support of its activities to inspire new audiences around the world into playing golf. The Real Madrid…
Ten-Golf31 January, 2022
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Golf’s new Rules of Amateur Status have been published by The R&A and the USGA ahead of coming into effect on 1 January 2022. The work is the latest step by the governing bodies to make the…
Ten Golf26 October, 2021
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Following the UK Government’s announcement to delay the planned easing of restrictions, we are now actively working with the government and public health authorities, including those in Kent, in…
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Rolex and The R&A have taken measures to support the European Challenge Tour and the continued development of the next generation of leading golfers in this time of unprecedented disruption due…
Challenge Tour16 June, 2020
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The R&A and the USGA have completed the annual review of driving distance in golf, producing a research report that documents and evaluates important findings from the 2017 season. Introduced…
The R&A5 March, 2018
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More than 400 of the world’s leading men’s and women’s amateur golfers will tee it up in two of the game’s most prestigious championships this month, The 114th Ladies’ British Open Amateur…
Silvia Pereira12 June, 2017
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