Women in Golf Charter: Golf 'has to change', says R&A chief-2
It is only four years since the St
Andrews-based Royal and Ancient
Golf Club voted to admit women members for the first time. The club is
linked to the R&A, which
runs the Open Championship and,
along with the United States Golf
Association, administers the rules of
the game. Established golf clubs have struggled
to maintain membership levels in
recent years, with figures showing a
7.9% drop in registered golfers in the
UK since 2012. Female golfers are seen as potentially
key drivers to reverse this trend, and
England Golf has signed up to the
Charter. Slumbers said the R&A would have to
have "difficult conversations". "I think if you spend your whole life
looking backwards you never achieve
anything," he said. Source:BBC Sport
Andrews-based Royal and Ancient
Golf Club voted to admit women members for the first time. The club is
linked to the R&A, which
runs the Open Championship and,
along with the United States Golf
Association, administers the rules of
the game. Established golf clubs have struggled
to maintain membership levels in
recent years, with figures showing a
7.9% drop in registered golfers in the
UK since 2012. Female golfers are seen as potentially
key drivers to reverse this trend, and
England Golf has signed up to the
Charter. Slumbers said the R&A would have to
have "difficult conversations". "I think if you spend your whole life
looking backwards you never achieve
anything," he said. Source:BBC Sport
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