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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
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
Golf Australia launches new junior golf initiative
Golf Australia today announced the launch of TeeMates, an affordable virtual golf membership for kids under 18. Golf Australia has partnered with Youth on Course (YOC) to provide the opportunity for TeeMates members to play golf for $5 at a selection of courses across the country.
27 Apr 2023
The USGA and R&A update areas of interest relating to distance
The USGA and The R&A today released updated areas of interest and research topics on hitting distance in golf.
17 Mar 2022
Leishman gets clubs back after Open scare
Australian hope Marc Leishman has had to overcome a pre-Open Championship scare after his golf clubs got lost in transit from the US and his equipment sponsors were forced to create an emergency set for him.
14 Jul 2021
The Open's list of withdrawals grows
Former champion Zach Johnson is the latest to withdraw from The Open because he tested positive for the coronavirus.
13 Jul 2021
Elliott & Greenfield win Senior Amateur Championships
Aileen Greenfield and Gene Elliott triumphed in the R&A Senior Amateur Championships that were played at Ganton and Ashridge.
12 Jul 2021
Kevin Na a no-show for next week's Open
American Kevin Na has withdrawn from next week's Open Championship due to international travel requirements.
9 Jul 2021
Growing the game: The Chrysalis Moment
They’ve been considered the untapped sector of golf, but they’re coming. It’s time to apply a different lens to the emergence of women and girls in golf.
23 Jun 2021
Amateur Championships to be digitally broadcast live
The R&A will digitally broadcast the finals of its men’s and women’s amateur championships live to fans for the very first time in the history of the prestigious events.
7 Jun 2021
Revised format for Open qualifying
The R&A has announced that a revised format will be used in Regional and Final Qualifying for The 149th Open at Royal St George’s due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
11 Mar 2021
The R&A appoints Modest! Golf
The R&A has appointed Modest! Golf to work on designing and developing a series of future grassroots programmes aimed at inspiring more young people into golf and retain them within the sport.
28 Jan 2021
Open venues confirmed for 2023 & 2024
The R&A today confirmed that The 151st Open will be played at Royal Liverpool from July 16-23, 2023 and The 152nd Open will be played at Royal Troon from July 14-21, 2024.
8 Dec 2020
Women’s Open to go ahead without fans
The R&A confirmed today that it intends to play the AIG Women’s British Open at Royal Troon from 20-23 August without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
8 Jul 2020
Opinion: When did pro golf become the equivalent of a boring chick-flick?
It’s date night. Your wife whisks you off to the movies and you’re subjected to some chick-flick that is so tedious you drift off to sleep through sheer boredom.
8 Nov 2019
Aussies set to lead the way at Asia-Pacific Amateur
The region’s best men’s amateur golfers will battle it out for top honours at the 2019 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, which will be played from September 26-29 at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China.
27 Aug 2019
R&A to allow shorts for Open practise
The world's top golfers will be permitted to wear shorts as they practise for this year’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush, the R&A has announced.
3 Apr 2019
The R&A launches first women’s charter for golf
The R&A today unveiled a new Women in Golf Charter as part of the organisation’s drive to increase the number of women and girls participating in golf and to encourage more opportunities for women to work within the golf industry.
30 May 2018
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