Prince’s Golf Club in Kent has been selected to host the 120th renewal of the Women’s Amateur Championship in 2023, as the R&A unveiled the venues set to stage its most important tournaments over the next two years. The famous Sandwich links will host the top female amateur golfers almost a year from now, with the tournament set to be staged from June 13-18. Royal Birkdale, a ten-time host of The Open, will host the 2024 Women’s Amateur. The 127th […]
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The R&A has added two new venues for Regional Qualifying after being overwhelmed with entries from golfers aiming to earn a place in The 150th Open at St Andrews. The Buckinghamshire Golf Club and Lindrick Golf Club will stage qualifying events June 20 in addition to those being played at Alwoodley, Burhill, Caldy, County Louth, Fairhaven, Frilford Heath, Goswick, Kedleston Park, Minchinhampton, Moor Park, Northamptonshire County, Panmure and Rochester & Cobham Park. The draw for each qualifying event can now […]
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The R&A has announced an initial squad of 12 players who are in contention for selection for the eight-strong Great Britain & Ireland team to play against the USA in the 42nd Curtis Cup at Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania this summer.
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Golfers aspiring to qualify for the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews can now submit entries for Regional and Final Qualifying events taking place in June this year.
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The rules of golf regarding amateurs and what they can earn from the game in competitive play and how they are funded have been updated by the R&A and the USGA. Following lengthy consultation with golfers and the golf industry, the updated rules, which comes into force on January 1 next year, remove many restrictions applied to amateur golfers, including a increased cap on how much money an amateur can win from playing in a scratch competition, and how amateurs […]
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