IT’S fair to say that the sporting world did not hold its collective breath yesterday when the R&A and the Ladies Golf Union (LGU) announced they were holding exploratory talks with a view to an eventual merger.

Their joint statement was brief, not elaborated upon, and if any pulses quickened they were likely to have been within the boundaries of a well known Fife coastal town.

For the record, the statement read: “Exploratory talks are underway between the LGU and the R&A towards establishing a more closely co-ordinated working relationship and the possibility of a merger between the two operations.

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