Presidents

Bernard Darwin (The Times) 1938 – 1948

Frank Moran (The Scotsman) 1948 – 1976

Geoffrey Cousins (The Star) 1976 – 1978

Percy Huggins (Golf Monthly) 1978 – 1981

Tom Scott (Golf Illustrated) 1981 – 1984

Charles Scatchard (Yorkshire Evening Post) 1984 – 1987

Peter Ryde (The Times) 1987 – 1991

Ron Moseley (Press Association) 1991 – 1993

Donald Steel (Sunday Telegraph) 1993 – 1998

Michael McDonnell (Daily Mail) 1998 – 2004

Renton Laidlaw (Evening Standard) 2004 – 2015

Goran Zachrisson 2015 – 2018

Jock MacVicar (Scottish Daily Express) 2018 – 2021

Lewine Mair (Global Golf Post) 2021 – present

Chairmen

George Greenwood (Daily Telegraph) 1938 – 1949

Fred Pignon (Daily Mail) 1949 – 1960

Percy Huggins (Golf Monthly) 1960 – 1978

Michael McDonnell (Daily Mail) 1978 – 1982

Mark Wilson (Daily Express) 1982 – 1984

Ron Wills (Daily Mirror) 1984 – 1987

Michael Williams (Daily Telegraph) 1987 – 1992

Michael McDonnell (Daily Mail) 1992 – 1995

Renton Laidlaw (Evening Standard) 1995 – 1998

John Hopkins (The Times) 1998 – 2007

Lewine Mair (Daily Telegraph) 2007 – 2010

Bill Elliott (Golf Monthly) 2010 – 2013

Derek Lawrenson (Daily Mail) 2013 – 2016

Iain Carter (BBC Sport) 2016 – 2019

Martin Dempster (The Scotsman) 2019 – 2023

Philip Reid (Irish Times) 2023 – present

Secretaries

Geoffrey Cousins (The Star) 1938 – 1963

Ronald Heager (Daily Express) 1963 – 1978

Renton Laidlaw (Evening Standard) 1978 – 1995

Mark Garrod (Press Association) 1995 – 2002

Andy Farrell (The Independent) 2002 – 2009

Peter Dixon (The Times) 2009 – 2014

Bernie McGuire (Daily Record/Freelance) 2014 – present

Treasurers

Geoffrey Cousins  (The Star) 1938 – 1952

Charles Scatchard (Yorkshire Evening Post) 1952 – 1977

Donald Steel (Sunday Telegraph) 1977 – 1990

Richard Dodd (Yorkshire Post) 1990 – 1997

Bob Davies (Wolverhampton Express & Star/Shropshire Star) 1997 – 2017

Peter Higgs (Mail on Sunday) 2017 – present