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The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews

Index The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is the oldest and most prestigious golf club in the world. [1]

55 relations: All-Ireland, Anne, Princess Royal, Annika Sörenstam, Belle Robertson, Boys Amateur Championship, British Golf Museum, British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship, Chancellor (education), Continental Europe, Country club, Curtis Cup, Eisenhower Trophy, Espirito Santo Trophy, European Senior Tour, Fife, Golf, Golf course, Golf equipment, Golf in Scotland, International Golf Federation, Jacques Léglise Trophy, Junior Open Championship (golf), Ladies' Golf Union, Lally Segard, Laura Davies, Louise Richardson, Louise Suggs, Men's major golf championships, Official World Golf Ranking, Old Course at St Andrews, PGA Tour Champions, Principal of the University of St Andrews, Professional golfer, Renee Powell, Rules of golf, Scotland, Senior major golf championships, Senior Open Championship, Sports governing body, St Andrews, St Andrews Links, St Andrews Trophy, The Amateur Championship, The Guardian, The Herald (Glasgow), The Open Championship, United States Golf Association, University of St Andrews, Vagliano Trophy, Walker Cup, ..., William IV of the United Kingdom, Women's British Open, Women's major golf championships, World Amateur Golf Ranking, 2017 Women's British Open. Expand index (5 more) »

All-Ireland

"All-Ireland" is an attributive term which emphasises the whole of the island of Ireland.

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Anne, Princess Royal

Anne, Princess Royal, (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950) is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

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Annika Sörenstam

Annika Sörenstam (born 9 October 1970) is a retired Swedish professional golfer.

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Belle Robertson

Isabella Robertson (née McCorkindale) (born 1936) is a Scottish golfer who won the British Ladies Amateur in 1981.

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Boys Amateur Championship

The Boys Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held annually in the United Kingdom.

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British Golf Museum

The British Golf Museum is located opposite the clubhouse of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in St Andrews, Scotland.

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British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship

The British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship was founded in 1893 by the Ladies' Golf Union (now merged into The R&A) of Great Britain.

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Chancellor (education)

A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system.

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Continental Europe

Continental or mainland Europe is the continuous continent of Europe excluding its surrounding islands.

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Country club

A country club is a privately owned club, often with a membership quota and admittance by invitation or sponsorship, that generally offers both a variety of recreational sports and facilities for dining and entertaining.

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Curtis Cup

The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match.

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Eisenhower Trophy

The Eisenhower Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation.

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Espirito Santo Trophy

The Espirito Santo Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation.

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European Senior Tour

The Staysure Tour is a professional tour, for male golfers aged 50 and over, run by the PGA European Tour.

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Fife

Fife (Fìobha) is a council area and historic county of Scotland.

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Golf

Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.

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Golf course

A golf course is the grounds where the game of golf is played.

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Golf equipment

Golf equipment encompasses the various items that are used to play the sport of golf.

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Golf in Scotland

Golf in Scotland was first recorded in the 15th century, and the modern game of golf was first developed and established in the country.

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International Golf Federation

The International Golf Federation (IGF) was founded in 1958 and is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the world governing body for golf.

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Jacques Léglise Trophy

The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe.

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Junior Open Championship (golf)

The Junior Open Championship is a biennial event, to which all golfing nations affiliated to The Royal and Ancient Golf Club are invited to enter their best under-16 boy and girl golfers.

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Ladies' Golf Union

The Ladies' Golf Union (LGU) was the governing body for women's and girls' amateur golf in Great Britain and Ireland.

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Lally Segard

Lally Segard (née Vagliano) (4 April 1921 – 3 March 2018), also known as Vicomtesse de Saint Sauveur, was a French amateur golfer.

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Laura Davies

Dame Laura Jane Davies, (born 5 October 1963) is an English female professional golfer.

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Louise Richardson

Louise Mary Richardson FRSE (born 8 June 1958) is an Irish political scientist whose specialist field is the study of terrorism.

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Louise Suggs

Mae Louise Suggs (September 7, 1923 – August 7, 2015) was an American professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.

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Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf.

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Official World Golf Ranking

The Official World Golf Ranking is a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers (although there is no rule prohibiting women from being ranked).

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Old Course at St Andrews

The Old Course at St Andrews is considered the oldest golf course in the world, a public course over common land in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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PGA Tour Champions

PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour.

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Principal of the University of St Andrews

The Principal of the University of St Andrews is the chief executive and chief academic of the University.

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Professional golfer

In the sport of golf, the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained.

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Renee Powell

Renee Powell (born May 4, 1946) is an American professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently head professional at her family's Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, Ohio.

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Rules of golf

The rules of golf consist of a standard set of regulations and procedures by which the sport of golf should be played and prescribe penalties for rule infractions.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Senior major golf championships

Men's professional senior golf is for players aged 50 and above.

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Senior Open Championship

The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (and originally known as the Senior British Open) is a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and over.

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Sports governing body

A sports governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function.

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St Andrews

St Andrews (S.; Saunt Aundraes; Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Dundee and 30 miles (50 km) northeast of Edinburgh.

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St Andrews Links

St Andrews Links in the town of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, is regarded as the "Home of Golf".

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St Andrews Trophy

The St Andrews Trophy is a biennial men's team golf tournament contested between teams of amateur golfers representing Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe.

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The Amateur Championship

The Amateur Championship (sometimes referred to as the British Amateur or British Amateur Championship outside the UK) is a golf tournament which has been held annually in the United Kingdom since 1885 except during the two World Wars, and in 1949 when Ireland hosted the championship.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Herald (Glasgow)

The Herald is a Scottish broadsheet newspaper founded in 1783.

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The Open Championship

The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf.

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United States Golf Association

The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States' national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico.

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University of St Andrews

The University of St Andrews (informally known as St Andrews University or simply St Andrews; abbreviated as St And, from the Latin Sancti Andreae, in post-nominals) is a British public research university in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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Vagliano Trophy

The Vagliano Trophy is a biennial women's amateur golf tournament.

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Walker Cup

The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years by leading amateur golfers in two teams: United States, and Great Britain and Ireland.

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William IV of the United Kingdom

William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837.

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Women's British Open

The Women's British Open is a major championship in women's professional golf.

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Women's major golf championships

Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, with the women's system newer and less stable than the men's.

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World Amateur Golf Ranking

The World Amateur Golf Ranking for men was introduced by the R&A, the governing body of the sport of golf outside the United States and Mexico, on 23 January 2007.

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2017 Women's British Open

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_and_Ancient_Golf_Club_of_St_Andrews

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