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The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews holds a unique position in golf. Established in 1754, it evolved through two and a half centuries as a leading authority in the world game.
As the Club celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2004 it devolved responsibility for the administration of the Rules of Golf, the running of The Open Championship and other key events, and the development of the game in existing and emerging golfing nations, to a newly formed group of companies collectively known as The R&A.
As a separate entity the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews remains as a private golf club with a world-wide membership of 2,400.
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The thunderous boom of a cannon at precisely eight o'clock marked the moment that David Harrison drove into office as Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews with a fine tee shot that carried over the heads of the caddies waiting to retrieve the ball in return for a gold sovereign.
The cannon has been a traditional part of the driving in ceremony since 1837, the original bought from a Prussian captain for £2, but replaced with a later and less dangerous model in 1892. |
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The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews regrets to announce that Michael Lunt, Captain of the Club, died suddenly on the night of Tuesday, May 22, aged 72.
Michael Stanley Randle Lunt joined The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in 1963 and subsequently served on The R&A’s Championship Committee and on the Rules of Golf Committee. |
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| HRH The Duke of York drives in as Captain of the R&A. Copyright DAvid Cannon-Getty Images. |
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| David Harrison, nominated as Captain for the year 2007-2008. |
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| Richard Cole-Hamilton prepares to drive into office as Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club. Picture: GSR. |
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The Gold Medal
The Gold Medal was first played for in 1806 as the principal prize of the Autumn Meeting. Until 1837, it was in fact the only prize. |
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