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Veteran Aussie, early teen smashing age barrier at Amateur Asia-Pacific Champs
There may be a 44-year gap between them, but Nadene Gole and Bao Chau Nguyen share a common aim in proving that age is no barrier in golf at the seventh edition of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) championship.
5 Mar 2025
Voice of The Open, Ivor Robson passes away aged 83
Ivor Robson, a man with one of the most distinctive voices in golf, has died at the age of 83.
17 Oct 2023
R&A, AIG extend Women’s Open partnership and increase purse
AIG has reaffirmed its commitment to women’s golf by extending its partnership with The R&A as title sponsor of the AIG Women’s Open through 2030.
10 Aug 2023
Lydia anticipating an exciting challenge at Walton Heath
Lydia Ko expects a new venue for the AIG Women’s Open to deliver an exciting championship as she goes in search of a third major title.
9 Aug 2023
Aussie Bennett among final Women's Open qualifiers
Eleven players came through Final Qualifying at Hankley Common to secure their place in this week's AIG Women’s Open at Walton Heath, including Australian Kelsey Bennett.
8 Aug 2023
R&A report shows golf participation continues to grow
The R&A have announced new global participation figures that show an additional ten million adult golfers are playing the sport worldwide since 2016.
3 Aug 2023
The R&A launches African Amateur Championship
The first African Amateur Championship will be played at Leopard Creek, South Africa from 21-24 February 2024.
20 Jul 2023
The Open returning to Royal Birkdale
The 154th Open will be played at Royal Birkdale from 12-19 July 2026.
12 Jul 2023
Aussie McKinney earns one of 19 Open Championship spots
Matthew Wallace was the pick of the bunch in Final Qualifying as the Englishman delivered a strong performance at West Lancashire to lead the qualifiers for The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool, where Aussie Connor McKinney will also play his first major.
5 Jul 2023
South Africa’s Lamprecht wins The Amateur Championship
South African Christo Lamprecht defeated Ronan Kleu from Switzerland in a thrilling contest to win The 128th Amateur Championship at Hillside.
25 Jun 2023
Aussies out as Amateur Championship Quarterfinalists set
Ireland’s Alex Maguire reached the quarter-finals of The 128th Amateur Championship at Hillside after a thrilling victory at the 23rd hole against Daniel Rodrigues from Portugal.
23 Jun 2023
Germany’s Horder wins The Women’s Amateur Championship
Chiara Horder has won The 120th Women’s Amateur Championship after a convincing 7&6 win over Annabelle Pancake in the 36-hole Final at Prince’s.
19 Jun 2023
Horder and Pancake to face off in Women’s Amateur Final
Germany’s Chiara Horder defeated the world’s leading women’s amateur golfer Ingrid Lindblad to set up a Final with Annabelle Pancake in The 120th Women’s Amateur Championship.
18 Jun 2023
Quarterfinalists set for Women’s Amateur Championship
Leading stroke play qualifier Beth Coulter and the world’s leading women’s amateur golfer Ingrid Lindblad continued their title challenges by reaching the quarterfinals of The 120th Women’s Amateur Championship at Prince’s.
17 Jun 2023
Crowe targeting more Aussie success at Hillside
Harrison Crowe is not short of inspiration as he prepares to tee it up in two of golf’s biggest and most prestigious championships.
14 Jun 2023
Brendan Lawlor claims historic inaugural G4D Open
Brendan Lawlor edged out Kipp Popert in a close contest for an historic win at the inaugural G4D Open at Woburn.
15 May 2023
Aussie Smyth earns Open Championship spot
Travis Smyth, Taichi Kho, Michael Hendry and Bo Kim have qualified for The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool through the World City Championship presented by Hong Kong Golf Club.
26 Mar 2023
The R&A confirms Open Championship qualifying series and exemption categories
The R&A has confirmed the schedule of events that will make up The Open Qualifying Series for 2023 and the exemption categories for The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool.
22 Feb 2023
R&A launches The G4D Open
Many of the world’s most talented golfers with disabilities will compete in The G4D Open, which has been launched by The R&A today.
2 Feb 2023
Rules of Golf updated for 2023
The R&A and the USGA have unveiled a regular update to the Rules of Golf as they continue to make the Rules easier to understand and apply. The new Rules will go into effect on 1 January 2023.
8 Nov 2022
Nakajima wins second Mark H McCormack Medal
Keita Nakajima, of Japan, is the recipient of the Mark H McCormack Medal as the leading men’s player in the 2022 World Amateur Golf Ranking. The McCormack Medal winner receives exemptions into The 151st Open and the U.S. Open in 2023.
25 Aug 2022
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