Synopsis

The R&A Archive is a unique collection consisting of over 3,500 hours of footage and programming dating back to 1898. Events within The R&A Archive include; The Open Championship, The Senior Open Championship, The Amateur Championship, The Boys Amateur Championship, The World Amateur Team Championship, and The Biennial Walker Cup matches between amateur teams from the United States of America, and Great Britain & Ireland.

The R&A Archive features golfing greats such as Harry Vardon, Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Bobby Locke, Henry Cotton, Peter Thomson, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Nick Faldo, Severiano Ballesteros and Tiger Woods.

Date:1898 - Present day

Coverage:FOOTAGE COLLECTION

The Open Championship

Long form coverage of all days' play from 1989 to the present day.
Approx 35 hours per year.

Selected extended coverage from 1962 to 1988.
Durations vary.

Restored Newsreel from 1923 to 1963, 1971 and 1972.
Durations vary.

The Amateur Championship

Selected footage from 1960, 1961, 1970, 1985 and 1994 to the present day.
Durations vary.

Restored Newsreel from 1920, 1921, 1923, 1926 to 1928, 1930, 1933 to 1935, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1949 to 1952, 1955 to 1957 and 1959.
Durations vary.

The Walker Cup

Selected footage from 1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007.
Approx 40 hours footage in total.

Restored Newsreel from 1932, 1934, 1938, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1959 and 1963.
Durations vary.

The Boys Amateur Championship

Selected footage of this annual event from 1954, 1997 to the present day.
Approx 1.5 hours of footage.

Early Footage

Unique, fully restored footage of The Great Triumvirate of golf; J.H. Taylor, James Braid and Harry Vardon playing and teaching golf around 1909. Vardon remains the only player to ever win The Open Championship six times, while Braid and Taylor were both Champions on no less than five occasions. The footage also includes Vardon playing against Braid in an exhibition match played in Edinburgh in 1904.

The R&A Archive also holds footage from a match played at Musselburgh, Scotland on 20th May 1898 between Willie Park Junior and Willie Fernie, two top amateur players at that time. This is thought to be the earliest existing golf footage in the world.


PROGRAMMING

The Open Championship 

Official Films

Over 40 hours of Official Films from The Open Championship featuring highlights of the most memorable action from each year.
From 1970 to the present day.
Duration: Approx 52 minutes each.

Daily Highlights

Selected Daily Highlights from 1990 to the present day.
Durations vary from 26 to 60 minutes.

Golden Moments

Short edited vignettes of the Golden Moments of The Open Championship.
Available: 157 vignettes dating back to 1970.
Duration: vary from 30 to 60 seconds each with cleared English commentary and international sound.

Player-specific Documentaries

Approximately 6 hours of player-specific documentaries comprised of the following:

Arnold Palmer - Signing Off 1990
Beating The Best - Tom Watson 1993
Winning and Losing - Gary player's 40 Open Championships 1994
Great Open Champions - Lee Trevino - God is a Mexican 1995
Great Rounds of The Open - Severiano Ballesteros 1995
Nick Faldo 1996 - It's all in The Open 1996
The Champions Story - Severiano Ballesteros 2005

Course-specific Documentaries

Approximately 8 hours of course-specific documentaries comprised of the following:

Turnberry - Return of The Open 1986
The Road Hole - 17th Hole at St Andrews 1990
Magnificent Eight - Royal Troon 1997
Magnificent Eight - Royal Birkdale 1998
Magnificent Eight - Carnoustie 1999
Magnificent Eight - St Andrews 2000
Magnificent Eight - Royal Lytham & St Anne's 2001
Magnificent Eight - Muirfield 2002
Magnificent Nine - Royal St George's 2003
Magnificent Nine - Royal Troon 2004

General Documentaries

Approximately 18 hours of programming comprised of the following:

History of Golf: 'First Prize' 1974
History of Golf: 'The Good Old Days' 1975
History of Golf: 'Honourable & Ancient' 1976
The Open Championship - Decade of The 70's 1979
A Legend of The Links - Battle of Burke v Mckay 1983
The Story of the Open Championship 1987
R&A and Highly Respected 1989
The Open Championship - Decade of the 80's 1989
Tools of The Trade 1989 1989
Best Shots of The Open Championship - part 1 1990
Best 18 Holes of Open Championship Courses - part 1 1992
Best 18 Holes of Open Championship Courses - part 2 1992
Best 18 Holes of Open Championship Courses - part 3 1992
British Golf Museum St Andrews 1992
The Nearly Men 1992
Turning Points of The Open Championship 1996
A to Z of Open Championship 1998
Legends of The Open Championship 1998
The Century of The Open 1999
The Open Championship - Decade of the 90's 1999
Reflections of Past Open Champions 2001
Best shots of The Open Championship - part 2 2002
A Cruel Game – The Nearly Men 2004
A Year in the Life of R&A - The Other 51 Weeks 2004

Duration:Various: Long & short form programming, tournament footage, interviews & general views.

Rights:All media rights

Territories:Worldwide

Venue:Various

Technical Info:Available with English commentary. Other languages available on request.

High Definition:Various

Associated Websites:www.randa.org