FILE - This is a Wednesday July 17, 2013 file photo of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club's Chief Executive Peter Dawson las he istens during a press conference ahead of the British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, Scotland. Peter Dawson is to retire from his position as chief executive of Royal & Ancient after 16 years with the governing body in charge of the Rules of Golf and organizing the British Open. The R&A said Tuesday April 22, 2014 that Dawson will step down in September next year and will be also leaving his role as secretary of Royal and Ancient Golf Club, the 2,400-member club whose headquarters overlook the Old Course at St. Andrews. (AP Photo/File)