THE R&A HAS UPDATED ITS AMATEUR SCHEDULE

The R&A has announced a revised schedule for its amateur championships and international matches in 2021.

The R&A confirmed the following changes:

The Home Internationals
The Men’s Home Internationals, which are being staged by the R&A for the first time, will be played from 14-16 April at Royal Dornoch. The matches are usually played in late August, but it is hoped the earlier dates will help with Great Britain & Ireland’s preparations for the Walker Cup match against the United States of America at Seminole, Florida, in May.

The Home Internationals for the women, girls and senior women as well as those for the boys and senior men will take place at one venue for the first time, with Woodhall Spa hosting all five matches from 4-6 August.

The Senior Amateur Championships
The Senior Amateur championships have been moved to earlier in the year. The Men's Senior Amateur championship will now take place at Ganton from 6-9 July followed by the Women's Senior Amateur at Ashridge from 7-9 July.

The 41st Curtis Cup
This year's Curtis Cup match between Great Britain & Ireland and the United States of America, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be played at Conwy in Ireland from 26-28 August 2021.

The Women’s Amateur Latin America Championship
Launched by The R&A and the ANNIKA Foundation this year, the Women's Amateur Latin America championship will be played for the first time from 18-21 November 2021. The event, which is for the top women amateur players in the region, will be hosted at Pilar Golf in Argentina. This year's inaugural event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Phil Anderton, Chief Development Officer at The R&A, said:

"We have considered a range of factors in revising our schedule of amateur championships and international matches and are grateful to all of the venues for their support and understanding to allow us to make these changes."

"We are hopeful that we will be able to stage these events as planned but we recognise that the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic still remains uncertain and will adapt our plans in line with the guidance provided by governments and our medical advisers."

The full calendar of events for 2021 can be found here.