Adroitly assessing the buoyancy of the game and the generosity of its membership through its foundation, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and the R&A announced a scholarship program in late 2024.
With a global eye, the innovative Royal and Ancient Golf Club Scholarship program provides financial support for educational and professional pursuits to 10 young people who hopefully will be among the next wave of leaders in golf.
The first class of recipients are from the United Kingdom, Canada, France, India, Ukraine and the United States and will receive up to £10,000 per year for education, up to £5,000 per year of golf-related support and one-to-one mentoring from the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews membership. The commitment to each recipient is for up to four years with no need to reapply each year.
“We are going to go on a journey with those young people who have been awarded a scholarship. Wouldn’t it be amazing to see them further down the track become a future leader?” — Jackie Davidson, R&A directo…