The Latest Breaking News from RA

Golf’s obscene money list shows the sport is in danger of losing the plot

Jon Rahm has been linked to a LIV Golf deal worth nine figures while Rory McIlroy just earned £12m alone for his popularity

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023

PGA Tour pros sound off on potential golf ball rollback

Some PGA Tour pros are calling it “one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard of.”

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 3, 2023

Tiger Woods Reiterates Long-Standing View On Golf-Ball-Rollback Plans

The 15-time Major champion gave a diplomatic answer to questions on plans to rollback distance technology in golf balls

Golf Monthly · Dec 3, 2023

Report: USGA And R&A Considering Full Golf Ball Rollback For Both Professional And Amateur Players

The move would be a marked shift from the governing bodies' initial proposal earlier in the year, which was only aimed at golf balls used in professional events

Golf Monthly · Dec 2, 2023

No – Building Houses On Britain’s Golf Courses Does Not Make Sense

A recent Guardian article suggested more of London’s golf courses could be used for housing. Fergus Bisset believes we need to look at the other side of the argument.

Golf Monthly · Dec 1, 2023

Rugby trials lower tackle height for safer play

Rugby Australia will implement a new two-year trial that will see the legal height of tackles lowered in community rugby as they look to minimise head injuries.

AAP · Dec 1, 2023

'One Of The Most Respected Figures In Golf' - Expert Rules Official To Bring 37-Year Career To A Close

Chief Referee David Rickman will retire next October after 37 years with The R&A

Golf Monthly · Nov 28, 2023

Impressionists on Paper: Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec review – a show full of surprises

From Monet’s pastel sunsets to a beautifully bleak Van Gogh landscape and Pissarro’s summer orchard, the RA gathers fragile, rarely seen works, many made at speed, out and about and up close

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2023

Golf’s future still unclear but Tiger Woods remains the draw who will not fade

The 15-time major winner returns to action next week but it is his off-course influence which is almost as eagerly anticipated

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023

'We Have Made A Decision' - R&A To Reveal Plan To Tackle Golf Ball Distances By End Of The Year

R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers says a decision has been made about tackling golf ball distances, and will be released by the end of the year

Golf Monthly · Nov 24, 2023