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 The Royal and Ancient Golf Club clubhouse | |
  Location within Fife | |
| Abbreviation | St Andrews, the R&A |
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| Formation | 1754, 270 years ago |
| Headquarters | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
Secretary | Martin Slumbers |
| Affiliations | The R&A |
| Website | theroyalandancientgolfclub.org |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Official name | Royal and Ancient Golf Club House, The Scores, Golf Place[1] |
| Designated | 8 June 1978[1] |
| Reference no. | LB40820[1] |
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world. It is a private members-only club based in St Andrews in Scotland. It was previously known colloquially as "The R&A", but in 2004, a new organisation known as The R&A was spun off, assuming the club's functions as one of the governing authorities of the game and organiser of tournaments such as The Open Championship.[2][3] Despite this legal separation, one of the club's objectives remains to contribute, through its members, to the governance, championship organisation, and golf development roles now carried out by The R&A.[4]
The club does not own any of the St Andrews Links courses, including the Old Course, which are golf courses owned by the local authority through the St Andrews Links Trust, and open to the general public.
- ^ a b c "Royal and Ancient Golf Club House, The Scores, Golf Place". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Breitbarth, Tim; Kaiser-Jovy, Sebastian; Dickson, Geoff (20 July 2017). Golf Business and Management: A Global Introduction. Taylor & Francis. p. 265. ISBN 978-1-317-35158-0.
- ^ "The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews". The R&A. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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