The R&A
E44530
The R&A is the historic governing body of golf based in St Andrews, Scotland, responsible for administering the Rules of Golf and organizing major championships including The Open.
Observed surface forms (4)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
golf governing body
ⓘ
non-profit organization ⓘ sports governing body ⓘ |
| administers |
Rules of Amateur Status
ⓘ
United States Golf Association ⓘ
surface form:
Rules of Golf
equipment standards in golf ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Royal and Ancient Golf Club’s governing body ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Old Course at St Andrews ⓘ |
| basedInClubhouseOf |
The R&A
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
|
| co-authorsRulesWith | United States Golf Association ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | United States Golf Association ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
major championships organization
ⓘ
rules standardization ⓘ sports administration ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
golf participation growth
ⓘ
sustainability in golf ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
The R&A
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
|
| governs | golf ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Scotland
ⓘ
St Andrews ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
St Andrews Links
ⓘ
surface form:
St Andrews Links area
|
| nonProfitStatus | non-profit sports body ⓘ |
| organizes |
The Amateur Championship
ⓘ
The Curtis Cup (in partnership with USGA) ⓘ The Open Championship ⓘ
surface form:
The Open
The Open Championship ⓘ The Senior Open Championship ⓘ United States Golf Association ⓘ
surface form:
The Walker Cup (in partnership with USGA)
The Women’s Amateur Championship ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
The R&A
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
|
| oversees | The Open Championship qualifying events ⓘ |
| promotes | development of golf worldwide ⓘ |
| publishes |
The R&A
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Decisions on the Rules of Golf (historically, with USGA)
The Rules of Golf code ⓘ |
| regionServed | worldwide (excluding United States and Mexico for rules governance) ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
global governance of golf (outside United States and Mexico)
ⓘ
world amateur golf rankings (with partners) ⓘ |
| sector | sport ⓘ |
| sets |
golf course rating policies (with partners)
ⓘ
golf equipment regulations ⓘ |
| shortName |
The R&A
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
R&A
|
| sport | golf ⓘ |
| website | https://www.randa.org ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
this entity surface form:
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
this entity surface form:
R&A
this entity surface form:
R&A
this entity surface form:
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
this entity surface form:
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
this entity surface form:
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
this entity surface form:
Decisions on the Rules of Golf (historically, with USGA)