Peter dawson r&a chief executive biography

Peter Dawson, the R&A's Chief Executive, is currently presiding over his last Open Championship

Peter Dawson is currently presiding over his last Open Championship as the Chief Executive of The R&A before stepping down from the post in September.

Dawson - who will be replaced by Martin Slumbers from October 1 - has been at the helm for 16 years.

But what will his legacy be and how will he be remembered?

Unfortunately, the last part of his tenure has coincided with some alarming figures pertaining to participation levels across the UK.

While many will see that as a negative that overshadows everything else, we must remember the paradigm shift that's taken place over the last few years.

There's more pressure on everyone's time, economic factors mean many have struggled to justify golf-related expenditure and the modern culture of instant gratification is very much at odds with a subtle game that will always take a number of hours to play.

So let's not dwell on the nega Peter Dawson, now set to retire in 2015, has served the R&A ...

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