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R&A, USGA seek to open up sponsorship for amateur golfers
The R&A and United States Golf Association (USGA) have drawn up a series of proposals for the amateur game that could allow golfers to agree sponsorship deals without restrictions
Royal Liverpool and Troon’s rescheduled Open Championship hosting ratified
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A) has announced that Royal Liverpool and Royal Troon will host the 2023 and 2024 editions of the Open Championship, respectively
Hospitality packages for St Andrews’ 150th Open go on general sale
Hospitality packages for the 2022 Open Championship at St Andrews have gone on general sale following a pre-sale window
Hospitality sales launched for Royal St George’s 2021 Open
Hospitality sales for next year’s Open at Royal St George’s in Kent have started with the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. An
Rose faces McDowell as part of R&A’s Mastercard-backed e-Open
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St
Nent not expecting further ‘material’ rights fee compensation
The Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) has said that it is not expecting any more substantial rights fee compensation following the disruption to the sporting calendar caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
AIG extends title sponsorship of rebranded Women’s Open
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrew's (R&A) has announced that golf's Women's Open will rebrand as part of an extension with title sponsor, global insurance firm AIG
British Open cancelled, rest of golf major schedule reworked
Golf’s Open Championship has been cancelled for the first time since World War II due to the ongoing global spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, while the US Open has been postponed to September amidst a c…
Golf equipment business stands at key inflection point
M. James Ward speaks to golf club designer and researcher, Tom Wishon, about the shape of the golf industry with respect to merchandise.
R&A and European Tour give backing to LPGA-LET joint venture
The R&A and the men’s European Tour have both confirmed that they will support the newly-formed joint-venture between the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Ladies European Tour.
R&A increases Open Championship total purse, winner’s payout
The Royal & Ancient Golf Club (R&A) has announced modest increases to the overall purse and first-place payout of this year's Open Championship at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 18-21.
Royal Liverpool to host 2022 Open Championship
Royal Liverpool will host the 151st Open Championship in 2022, the R&A has announced. The course in Hoylake previously hosted the 2014 and 2006 Opens