Prince Andrew's ties pose awkward questions before R&A's Women's Open | Ewan Murray
The R&A, wanting to celebrate golf at Royal Troon this week, has the Duke of York as an honorary member and may fear a backlash if his status with the club were to changeThis marks a big week for the R&A. Its corporate wing, denied a week in the sun with a 2020 Open Championship, will seek to emphasise everything that is positive about the sport – in such obscure times – as the Women’s Open rolls into Royal Troon. Yet one element of the backdrop should sit awkwardly. Prince Andrew, a past captain of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club, is still a part of its present. “HRH The Duke of York is an honorary member of the club,”...