• IFQ - Asia Final Scores

    Click the link below for hole-by-hole scores from Saujana Golf and Country Club, Malaysia, as 72 players from 18 nations compete for four places at St Andrews.

    IFQ Report

    Click the link below for a full report on International Final Qualifying - Asia. Find out how Koreans Noh Seung-yul and Eric Chun, along with Hiroyuki Fujita of Japan and Malaysia's Danny Chia qualified for the 150th Anniversary Open Championship.

  • Free admission

    As part of celebrations of its 20th anniversary, the British Golf Museum opened its doors last weekend on the first of 20 free admission days planned for the year.

    British Golf Museum Official Site

    Click the link below to visit the official website of the British Golf Museum and find out what's in store for Europe's largest collection of golf artifacts. 

  • The Scholarship Programme

    The R&A's Greenkeeping Scholarship Programme is now in its sixth year, contributing towards the higher education of 77 students from countries all over the world.

    Ganesh Chand & Daniel Harley

    Ganesh Chand has progressed to a full-time position at St Andrews Castle Course while Daniel Harley has assumed the position of Assistant Head Greenkeeper at Keilir Golf Club in Iceland.

    Uros Zvonc & Igor Blaskovic

    Since graduating, Uros Zvonc is advising on grass species selection in his native Slovenia, and Igor Blaskovic is working hard to grow the game in Croatia, with potential projects at Zaprešic and Zagreb in the pipeline.

Latest News

Championships 11, Mar, 2010

Young Koreans earn Open debuts at IFQ - Asia

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Koreans Noh Seung-yul, 18, and amateur Eric Chun, 20, earned two of the four Open places available at IFQ - Asia.

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The R&A has announced that Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club will host the 45th Walker Cup Match, in 2015.

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A preliminary 18-man squad has been selected for for this August's match agains the Continent of Europe.

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Golf Development

 The R&A is committed to encouraging the playing  of golf globally.

Course Management

The R&A Golf Course Committee has been established to provide guidance and help on all aspects of golf course management. Initial activities are concentrating on the needs of federations and unions within Europe.

Best practice guidelines

Best practice guidelines for course management are now available

Golf Development
Case Study

Uganda - 20 Jan 2009

The R&A's presence in Africa

There are now almost 700 golf courses in Africa with participation continuing to grow...

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