Tag: R&A
-
Masters, Open Championship tweak qualifying criteria
Augusta National Golf Club and The R&A announced jointly today plans to align aspects of the qualification criteria for the Masters Tournament and The Open, awarding invitations to winners/top finishers of select national opens beginning immediately. This approach builds on The R&A’s longstanding and successful Open Qualifying Series and will ensure strong international pathways into
-
USGA And R&A Announce Proposal To Introduce Model Local Rule Option For Golf Balls Used In Elite Competitions
Release taken directly from the USGA: LIBERTY CORNER, N.J., USA AND ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (March 14, 2023) – The USGA and The R&A have proposed a Model Local Rule (MLR) that gives competition organizers the option to require use of golf balls that are tested under modified launch conditions to address the impacts of hitting