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  • R&A Global Amateur Pathway Ranking

    10/17/2024
      Wenyi Ding has topped the inaugural Global Amateur Pathway Ranking, earning a DP World Tour exemption for the 2025 season ⛳️
      Find out more about the landmark initiative that has created a pathway for non-collegiate amateur players on to the DP World Tour and partner Tours around the world here 👉 go.randa.org/WenyiDingGAP
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  • New statue of Old Tom Morris erected in St Andrews

    10/4/2024

      A new statue was unveiled in St Andrews yesterday of legendary golfer, Old Tom Morris. Born and raised at The Home of Golf, Old Tom won 4 Open Championships and is widely praised as being one of the most influential people in the early success of the sport. A true legend of the game. It’s great to see his life being honoured in the historic town 🙌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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  • R&A promote 9 Hole Winter Golf

    9/26/2024

      As the sun starts to set earlier in the UK and other parts of Europe, 9-hole golf is the way forward 💪

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  • Duel in The Sun - Turnberry 1977

    9/24/2024

      Golfing Greats and Great Memories 🙌⛳️
      The 1977 Open at Turnberry, Scotland, wasn't just a golf tournament—it was the epic showdown that became known as the "Duel in the Sun." Under the sweltering July heat, two legends of the game, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson, went head-to-head in one of the greatest duels in golf history.
      Jack Nicklaus, the 37-year-old Golden Bear, had already claimed 14 major championships, while Tom Watson, ten years younger and fresh off his second major victory at the 1977 Masters, was quickly becoming a force in golf. After two rounds, they were tied for the lead, setting the stage for a weekend of incredible golf. Both fired a sizzling 65 in the third round, leaving the rest of the field in their dust as they set up the final 18 holes for a dramatic duel.
      The final round saw Nicklaus surge to a three-shot lead early on, but Watson wasn’t backing down. With ice in his veins, Watson reeled off birdies on the 6th, 8th, and 9th holes, closing the gap. Back and forth they went, delivering blow after blow. By the 18th hole, Watson had a one-shot lead. After a brilliant second shot that landed just 60 centimeters from the hole, Watson was poised for victory. But Nicklaus wasn’t done yet. From deep in the rough, he delivered a stunning eight-iron shot to 11 meters from the pin, sinking a birdie putt that had the crowd roaring.
      Now it was Watson’s turn. With the pressure mounting, he lined up his birdie putt. Nicklaus, in a true moment of sportsmanship, raised his arms to calm the cheering crowd. Watson sank the putt, securing his victory with a final-round 65, and lifted the Claret Jug for the second time.
      Watson’s final score of 268 was a record, shattering the previous Open Championship mark by eight strokes. Nicklaus, ever the competitor, congratulated his rival with an arm around his shoulder as they walked off together, cementing their mutual respect and the legendary nature of their duel.
      Though Nicklaus would go on to win his third Open in 1978, and Watson would capture five Open titles in his career, it was their epic 1977 showdown that left an indelible mark on golf history.
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  • R&A Boys' & Girls' Championships reaches the finals

    8/16/2024
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  • Luke Clanton - World No.1 Amateur

    8/16/2024
      Luke Clanton is on 🔝
      We have a new men’s world amateur number one 🇺🇸
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  • R&A Boys' and Girls' Championships

    8/13/2024
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  • The R&A Girls' and Boys' Amateur Championships.

    8/12/2024
      We’re here in Yorkshire for the start of the Boys' and Girls Amateur Championships ⛳️
      Find out everything you need to know about the week ahead here 👉 go.randa.org/Boys&GirlsAmateurPreview
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  • High flyer who turned down Scottish Rugby Union's top job at last minute is appointed as The R&A's new chief executive.

    7/1/2024

      Mark Darbon has been appointed Chief Executive of The R&A and secretary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews.

      Northampton Saints chief executive Mark Darbon is to step down in November after over seven years to take on a similar role in charge of The R&A.

      The 45-year-old will replace Martin Slumbers, who announced after overseeing this year's Open Championship at Royal Troon and AIG Women's Open at St Andrews.

      "Leading The R&A as their chief executive is a fantastic opportunity for Mark, and we wish him and his family the very best up in Scotland," said Saints chairman John White.

      "Given Mark’s calibre and his capability as a leader, it was inevitable that one day he would be approached to take on a leading role within one of the most reputable sporting organisations in the world – so this move, while disappointing for the club, is not surprising and we have planned for this moment.

      "I’ve enjoyed every minute working with him, he deserves this opportunity, and I have no doubt that he will have a huge impact at The R&A and bring that organisation the same success as he has here at Saints."

      Darbon was head of pre-Games events for the London Olympics from November 2020 to May 2012 and was then in charge of operations at the Olympic Park itself.

      Under Boyd, they won the Premiership Rugby Cup in 2018-19, with his eventual successor Phil Dowson, working alongside him as an assistant coach.

      BBC Sport

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