R & A

British  

abbreviation

1. Royal and Ancient (Golf Club, St Andrews)

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Example Sentences

Some 38% of giving in the U.S. happens in the last two months of the year, with 12% in the last week of December and 5% on Dec. 31 alone, according to a 2025 benchmarks survey from M&R, a nonprofit fundraising consultant.

From MarketWatch

At the R&A, Darbon has injected a new dimension to The Open by introducing a last chance qualifying competition for a dozen players to be staged on the Monday of championship week.

From BBC

Darbon came to the R&A from rugby union's Northampton Saints and this development for the 154th championship at Royal Birkdale next July is a sign that some old conventions are being kicked to touch.

From BBC

The most highly ranked 300 colleges suck up a lot of the government funding and political and media attention focused on higher education, but they educate a relatively small share of the nation’s college students, said Catharine Bond Hill, who is the managing director at Ithaka S+R, a nonprofit research and consulting organization.

From MarketWatch

Earlier this year, several sources told BBC Sport that the UK government had asked the R&A, golf's governing body, about its position on the matter.

From BBC