
Rules official David Rickman will retire from The R&A next year, bringing a highly influential 37-year career to a close.
The Scot, whose last R&A championship as Chief Referee will be the 2024 AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews, will have refereed over 130 of the game’s most prestigious events by the time he retires in October. He will also be Chief Referee at The Open at Royal Troon in July, which will be his 28th time in the role at the Major and 34th as a Rules official.