CATRIONA MATTHEW MADE HON MEMBER OF THE R&A

Catriona Matthew OBE, Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington and Nick Price have accepted invitations to become Honorary Members of The R&A.

The R&A described the quartet, who 11 major championship victories between them, as "among the most successful and influential professional golfers of the modern era and are outstanding ambassadors for the sport."

Catriona Matthew

As well as winning the Women’s Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes in 2009, Matthew has achieved 11 professional victories in her career and was Ladies' European Tour player of the year in 2009.

She represented the European Solheim Cup team on nine occasions and was part of three winning teams. In 2019, she captained the European team to a memorable 14 ½ - 13 ½ victory at Gleneagles in her native Scotland.

Matthew also enjoyed a hugely successful amateur career, representing Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup on three occasions and winning the Women’s Amateur championship.

Upon accepting the invitation Matthew said:

"I am absolutely thrilled to be made an Honorary Member of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club and I feel very privileged to be joining such an illustrious group of Honorary Members who are such renowned figures in the game of golf."

"I was fortunate enough to be one of the first recipients of an R&A Scholarship at the University of Stirling and it gave me some fantastic opportunities to develop my career as a young golfer."

"The Club and The R&A do so much to grow the game and I’m hugely supportive of the work they are doing to support women’s golf and particularly the AIG Women’s Open."

To read the full announcement from The R&A click on the link below:
http://bit.ly/HonoraryMembers