R&A clarifies position on transgender golfers
Transgender athletes who identify as women will be barred from competing in golf tournaments for females organised by the R&A from the start of next year.
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Transgender athletes who identify as women will be barred from competing in golf tournaments for females organised by the R&A from the start of next year.
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — President Donald Trump is not getting an Open Championship to the Turnberry course he owns in the near future, which the R&A's new chief executive said Wednesday was more about transportation than politics.
VIRGINIA WATER, England — A Scottish golf course owned by U.S. President Donald Trump will host a tournament on the European tour in August.
US President-elect Donald Trump has suffered a major blow with the news Turnberry will remain off The Open rota.
The winner of the 152nd Open at Royal Troon will receive USD 3.1 million in prize money. The Champion Golfer of the Year will pocket the highest amount in The Open's history as it returns to the renowned Ayrshire links for the tenth time. The R&A announced an increase of half a million dollars in the prize purse for the 2024 Open to be played from July 18 to 21. The prize purse will now be USD 17 million, a USD 500,000 increase from 2023.
The winner of the 152nd Open at Royal Troon will receive USD 3.1 million in prize money. The Champion Golfer of the Year will pocket the highest amount in The Open's history as it returns to the renowned Ayrshire links for the tenth time. The R&A announced an increase of half a million dollars in the prize purse for the 2024 Open to be played from July 18 to 21. The prize purse will now be USD 17 million, a USD 500,000 increase from 2023.
The R&A has announced minimal increases to prize money for the 152nd Open amid "concern" about the impact on financial sustainability and the perception of golf.
TROON, Scotland — Whichever golfer captures the 152nd Open Championship and lifts the Claret Jug at Royal Troon Golf Club on Sunday will collect a record winner's purse.