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The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has appointed amateur subordinate Claire Dowling arsenic nan first female skipper successful its 272-year history.
The club, based astatine nan “home of golf” connected nan eastbound seashore of Scotland, opened its rank to women 12 years ago.
Dowling will service arsenic nine skipper from September aft she was nominated by erstwhile holders of nan office. The 2027 Open will beryllium hosted by St Andrews during her tenure.
The Dublin-born golfer represented Great Britain and Ireland successful nan Curtis Cup connected 4 occasions and was a personnel of nan 1986 squad that secured a first triumph complete nan United States connected American soil.
She captained nan losing Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup squad astatine Ganton, successful bluish England, successful 2000.
Dowling was 1 of nan first women to subordinate nan Royal and Ancient nine and has served connected respective committees.
The nine has a worldwide rank of astir 2,500. It antecedently had a awesome domiciled successful nan management of nan rules of play but devolved work to a recently formed group of companies, known arsenic nan R+A, successful 2004.
