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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 Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has announced Colin M Brown as Captain for the year 2009 – 2010.
Each year the Past Captains meet to confer upon the nomination and the announcement was made today at the Club’s May Business Meeting. |
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Hamish Ritchie performed the traditional 'driving in' ceremony at 8 o'clock this morning to mark the beginning of his year as Captain of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Ritchie's first tee shot as Captain was accompanied by the boom of a cannon, which is traditionally fired as the shot is hit. |
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| Hamish Ritchie hits his first shot as new captain of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews |
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| Tom Gault, the first New Zealander to be nominated as Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. |
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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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The Silver Cross
Colonel John Murray Belshes presented the Silver Cross to the Club in 1836 to be the principal prize at the Club's Spring Meeting. He felt that "as the Gold Medal was the only prize now given by the club and as there were numerous first rate players who competed for it, it would tend to increase the interest were an additional prize competed for yearly". |
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