Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland, the venue for July’s Open Championship, has written to its 800 members seeking views on the issue of the admission of women members. The club currently shares its facilities with the Ladies’ Golf Club Troon, although the two are regarded as separate entities. As host venue for The Open, the club’s men-only status has attracted widespread criticism in light of all of the attempts within the golf industry to broaden the sport’s appeal to a […]
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A new manual giving guidance to golf clubs and golfers on ways of improving pace of play has been published by The R&A. The manual will be distributed to The R&A’s 152 affiliated organisations around the world and every golf club in Great Britain and Ireland. It will be available to download from The R&A website, www.randa.org/paceofplay, where further information, resources and related videos can also be viewed. The new manual provides practical guidance in the three key areas of management, […]
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A new manual giving guidance to golf clubs and golfers on ways of improving pace of play has been published by The...
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Ryder Cup star Christy O’Connor Sr has died at the age of 91. O’Connor Sr, whose nephew and fellow professional golfer Christy O’Connor Jr died suddenly in January, played in 10 consecutive Ryder Cups between 1955 and 1973. The Galway golfer, who was known in Ireland as ‘Himself’, won 24 titles on the British and Irish Tour – the precursor to the European Tour – as well as winning a host of unsanctioned events. He recorded 10 top-10 finishes in […]
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