Editing Prince Andrew, Duke of York (section)

===Personal interests===
Andrew is a keen golfer and has had a low single-figure [[Handicap (golf)|handicap]].<ref>''Royal'', by Robert Lacey, 2002.</ref> He was captain of [[the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews]] between 2003 and 2004—during the club's 250th anniversary season—was patron of a number of royal golf clubs, and had been elected as an honorary member of many others. In 2004, he was criticised by [[Labour Co-op]] MP [[Ian Davidson (British politician)|Ian Davidson]], who in a letter to the [[National Audit Office (United Kingdom)|NAO]] questioned Andrew's decision to fly to St Andrews on RAF planes for two golfing trips.<ref name="GProfile-2004">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/jul/09/freedomofinformation.monarchy|title=The Guardian profile: Prince Andrew|work=The Guardian|first=Patrick|last=Barkham|date=9 July 2004|accessdate=5 February 2022}}</ref> Andrew resigned his honorary membership of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews when the Queen removed royal patronages at several golf clubs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60170912|title=Prince Andrew gives up honorary membership at prestigious golf club|work=BBC|first=Sean|last=Coughlan|date=28 January 2022|accessdate=28 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/28/relief-as-prince-andrew-relinquishes-membership-of-royal-ancient-club|title=Relief as Prince Andrew relinquishes membership of Royal & Ancient Club|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Ewan|last=Murray|date=28 January 2022|accessdate=28 January 2022}}</ref> His honorary membership of the [[Royal Dornoch Golf Club]] was revoked in the following month.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/401681-new-humiliation-for-prince-andrew-as-his-membership-of-royal-golf-club-revoked|title='New humiliation' for Prince Andrew as his membership of royal golf club revoked|work=Geo TV|date=26 February 2022|accessdate=1 March 2022}}</ref>

Andrew is a [[Liveryman]] of the [[Worshipful Company of Shipwrights]], the senior maritime [[City of London|City]] livery company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shipwrights.co.uk/company/shipwrights-news/hrh-the-duke-of-york-installed-as-liveryman|title=HRH The Duke of York installed as Liveryman|date=14 March 2012|publisher=The Worshipful Company of Shipwrights|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216232602/http://www.shipwrights.co.uk/company/shipwrights-news/hrh-the-duke-of-york-installed-as-liveryman|archive-date=16 December 2013}}</ref>