Archive for the Royal & Ancient Category


Do You Know The 2008 Rules of Golf?

Have you obtained your new copy of the 2008 Rules of Golf? There are revisions to 28 of the 34 Rules. Fortunately, most of them are to improve the clarity of the Rules. However, there are some reasonably important changes, which you should familiarise yourself with, or risk being caught out on the golf course. […]

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Putting Into A Bunker And The Rules Of Golf

Hi, my name is Barry Rhodes and a few weeks ago Andy asked the question “Who Else Wants To Save Strokes By Making The Correct Rules Decision?” and I can report back that an incredible number of you do! In fact, if you missed it it isn’t too late to learn how you can save […]

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Open Rota A Study In Fairness Or Yet Another English Plot?

The clubhouses at Royal St George’s and Royal Lytham have no doubt been deafening dens of clinking sherry glasses and stiff upper lipped “here, here’s” this week. But amid the madcap celebrations of their confirmation on the Open rota in 2011 and 2012 the good members of those to esteemed golfing institutions may well have […]

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St Andrews Opens Its Doors To Ladies

History will be made next week when professional female golfers are allowed into the clubhouse of the Home of Golf, St Andrews, for the first time as competitors. It has been a long time in coming, but as golf gradually sheds its image as a stuffy pastime for elite gentlemen, yet another male bastion is […]

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Free Exclusive 2007 Open Factsheet Available Now

With the 2007 Open Championship at Carnoustie fast approaching (starts next Thursday 19th July), I would like to offer you a free copy of “The 2007 Open Factsheet”. This two page PDF document tells you everything you need to know about the championship. Discover all 6 previous winners at Carnoustie, the history since 1860, the […]

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Veteran Golf Journalist Looks Forward to Open

Spencer Robinson is managing editor of Asian Golf Monthly. Every year, the Singapore-based journalist travels to Britain to cover the British Open. Here is a Q&A with Spencer on some of his experiences at past Opens and his hopes for the future. You can read his daily reports from the 2007 Open Championship on the […]

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Dope Testing Soon To Become Reality

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said at the Travelers Championship that golf tours around the world should work harder to implement anti-doping programmes. It appears that every other governing body has made moves to establish drug testing. The LPGA Tour is to start testing in 2008 and the European Tour is aiming to have its […]

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Should Northern Ireland Get To Drink From Claret Jug?

World class amateur golf  returns to Northern Ireland in September as home grown talent Rory McIlroy leads Britain and Ireland’s Walker Cup charge. Unfortunately restrictions at the Royal County Down course mean that only 10,000 tickets will be available: mainly through golf clubs in Ireland, the UK and America.  That’s probably a bit of a […]

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Faldo Looking Forward to Bigger Asia Series in 2007

Nick Faldo will continue his efforts to unearth Asian champions of the future with his Faldo Asia Series set to continue in 2007. The 2007 Series will feature 11 tournaments at nine venues across Asia, culminating in the Faldo Series Asia grand final at Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China from December 12-14. The […]

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Buy Discounted Season Tickets For The 2007 Open Championship at Carnoustie

During 1954 to 1956 Peter Thomson won three successive Open Championships – thus the question on everyone’s lips is whether Tiger Woods will be the second ever golfer to match this feat in the modern era? Well up until the 31st January you have the opportunity to find out the answer in person at a […]

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No Mobile Phones At This Year’s Open Championship At Carnoustie

If you are thinking of visiting the Open at Carnoustie in July don’t bring your mobile phone – if you do you won’t get in! The Royal and Ancient have listened to complaints from Tiger Woods and have said enough is enough. Security checks at the entrance gates will be place to spot anyone with […]

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The Silver Claret Jug And The Royal And Ancient Golf Club Of St Andrews

Last Thursday saw me standing as close to the The Silver Claret Jug as I’m ever likely to get! Every St Andrews Day the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews allow the general public to look around the trophy room and the two main clubrooms. Thus I took the opportunity to have a […]

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Get To See The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews Trophy Room For Free

It isn’t often you get the chance to spend some time in the Trophy Room and the two main clubrooms at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Like many I have walked passed it many times, wondering what it is like inside. A few years ago I got the chance to walk […]

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