The famous course will host next year's Open Championship.
Dublin native Claire Dowling has been named the first female captain at the historic St Andrew's Golf Club.
The famous course will host next year's Open Championship.
She was one of the first women to be admitted as a member of the R&A in 2015.
It's the first time a woman has been appointed as captain in the club's 272 year history.

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