Jul 22nd, 2017 Article
Record breaking crowds at Royal Birkdale
The R&A has announced that 235,000 spectators attended this year’s The Open at Royal Birkdale, making it officially the largest crowd for an Open staged outside of St Andrews.
Jul 10th, 2022 Article
R&A snubs Greg Norman ahead of 150th Open
The R&A has made it clear where it stands on the LIV Golf issue by not asking Greg Norman to any of the festivities at the 150th Open Championship next week, including the Champions' Dinner. A statement from the R&A read as follows:
Oct 17th, 2020 Article
Wallace shares lead at Scottish Championship
Adrian Otaegui and Matt Wallace share the lead going into the weekend at the Scottish Championship presented by AXA, with Aaron Rai just one shot back as he aims for more success in Scotland. Harrington is at nine-under-par alongside English pair Paul Waring and Garrick Porteous, with Scot Marc Warren, American Sean Crocker and Northern Ireland’s Jonathan Caldwell on eight under par.
May 6th, 2016 Article
Sir Bob Charles becomes Honorary Member of the R&A
Open Championship winner Sir Bob Charles CBE has become an Honorary Member of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.
Jul 18th, 2018 Article
Golf Punks Top Five Open Moments!
Golf Punk has a look at some of the thrills and spills over the years of golf's oldest Major Championship. Could we see some magical moments to rival these at this years Championship at Carnoustie?
Apr 5th, 2020 Article
R&A cancel the Open
Well, the R&A finally made a decision and somewhat surprisingly for some the decision was to cancel the 149th Open Championship because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Tournament will now take place at the same venue, Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, in 2021.
Nov 19th, 2021 Article
The Open shop unveils Black Friday offers
In the build-up to the festive season, The Open Shop will once again be holding a Major Shopping Event around Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Members of The One Club will be given access to exclusive offers (fans ), while other visitors to the site will also receive wider savings. In partnership with Official Patrons, The Open Shop will also be giving away money-can't-buy experiences.
Sep 3rd, 2015 Article
Robert Streb
We've been watching a lot of Robert Streb recently. He's been bubbling under for a while, so we decided to have a look at his journey so far. Read on.....
Oct 2nd, 2015 Article
Dunhill Cup Day 2
Day 2 at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship was another fun and enthralling watch as the young guns continued firing despite the pressure increasing on them with mounting publicity from the media.
Sep 8th, 2017 Article
Walker Cup 2017 Meet the GB & Ireland team
The GB & reland Walker Cup team take on USA at the Los Angeles Country Club. But who are they, where have they come from, and what are their intentions? Find out here...
Sep 25th, 2020 Article
R&A announces four new honorary members
Four of golf’s great champions have accepted invitations to become Honorary Members of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. With 11 major championship victories between them Catriona Matthew OBE, Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington and Nick Price are among the most successful and influential professional golfers of the modern era and are outstanding ambassadors for the sport.
Oct 30th, 2020 Article
How does this Slope thing work?
Despite all the excellent communication from England Golf and other bodies golfers are still struggling to get their heads around the new World Handicap System. It's not the calculation of the Handicap that seems to be causing the most discussion but the differentiating factor between golf courses known as the 'Slope Rating'. A few key facts are Handicap = Handicap Index x (Slope Rating /113)
