Quote:
|
Originally Posted by LowPost42 The first page of my RCGA Rules of Golf reads:
THE RULES OF GOLF as approved by THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION, R&A RULES LIMITED, and THE UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION Effective January 1, 2004
But for the longest time, the R&A governed Canadian golf.
I also believe that the RCGA follows clubmaking rules as set out by the USGA (ie COR limits, etc) |
1) If you look at the link I posted you will see that the Rules are copyright R&A and USGA, not RCGA.
2) The RCGA administer the Rules on behalf of the R&A.
From the R&A website
The R&A is golf's world rules and development body and organiser of The Open Championship. It operates with the consent of more than 125 national and international, amateur and professional organisations, from over 110 countries and on behalf of an estimated 28 million golfers in Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific and The Americas (outside the USA and Mexico). The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the game's governing body in the United States and Mexico.
3) The clubmaking, and all other Rules are jointly made and agreed by the R&A and USGA. They are exactly the same Rules and Decisions. The RCGA do not make any rules.