The R&A has surprisingly announced Martin Slumbers is to leave his role as the chief executive. Slumbers, 63, has been in position since succeeding Peter Dawson in 2015. He will depart golf’s ruling body by the end of this year, with a recruitment team already having been appointed to find a new chief executive.
Sources at the organisation insist Slumbers always intended to stay in post for between five and 10 years but there had been no indication the Englishmanhe was about to depart St Andrews. Slumbers will exit with his sport still trying to plot a path towards a successful future involving existing tours and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF).
