VIII Women's Golf Clubs
Women's Golf Clubs
Most golf clubs in Scotland are now mixed. Some have Ladies sections and others simply admit women as equal members. It means that in some clubs there are separate Ladies competitions and at other clubs women play in the general competitions.
Entry to the Royal & Ancient GC is by invitation only, but the Royal Musselburgh GC (1774), first sponsor of women's golf in January 1811, would welcome applications.
Of the 18 oldest golf societies, which were originally male societies, the following are still active and now mixed golf clubs.
| Club | Date |
|---|---|
| Royal Burgess GS | 1735 |
| Hon Company | 1744 |
| R&A GC St Andrews | 1754 |
| Bruntsfield Links GS | 1761 |
| Royal Musselburgh GC | 1774 |
| Fraserburgh GC |
1777 1881 |
| Crail | 1786 |
| Cruden Bay |
1791 1899 |
| Dunbar |
1794 1856 |
| Royal Montrose GC | 1810 |
| Scotscraig GC | 1817 |
| Innerleven (Leven) GS | 1820 |
More details of the position on the others is given here.
Below are current details of women only clubs, courses or clubhouses as advised.
| Club | Clubhouse or contact postcode, as available | Courses played |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Ladies' GC | Clubhouse AB23 8AT | Silverburn and Balgownie |
| Ayr Seafield Ladies GC | KA8 7AB | S Ayrshire Seafield and Belleilse (public) |
| Belleisle Ladies GC, Ayr | Clubhouse plan |
S Ayrshire Belleisle (public) KA7 4DU |
| Brucefield Ladies GC |
Brucefields Golf Centre FK7 8EH |
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| Carnoustie Ladies GC |
Clubhouse DD7 7JF |
Carnoustie Links 3 courses (public) |
| Comiston Ladies GC |
Braid Hills (public) EH10 6JY |
|
| C.R.O.S.S. Ladies GC | ||
| Dalmilling Ladies GC |
Dalmilling (public) KA8 0QY |
|
| Dunbracken Ladies GC |
Gleneagles CH |
Gleaneagles PH3 1NF |
| Elie & Earlsferry Ladies GC |
Golf House Club Elie CH KY9 1AS |
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| Gullane Ladies GC |
Gullane CH EH31 2BB |
Gullane Links 3 courses |
| Kidsneuk Ladies' GC | Ravenspark | |
| Ladies Panmure Barry GC |
Panmure CH DD7 7RT |
Panmure |
| Ladies Panmure GC, Monifieth |
Clubhouse DD5 4AW |
Ashludie and Monifieth Medal |
| Lundin Ladies GC |
Clubhouse KY8 6AR |
Lundin Ladies (James Braid) course |
| Machrihanish Ladies | Clubhouse PA28 6PT |
Pans and Machrihanish Championship |
| Murrayshall Ladies GC |
Murrayshall and Lynedoch PH2 7PH |
|
| Musselburgh Links Ladies GC |
Old Course CH EH21 7SR |
Musselburgh Old Course |
| Perth & Kinross Ladies County Golf Association | PH2 7BB | Perth and Kinross courses |
| Perth Ladies GC | PH2 9HX | |
| Renfrewshire Ladies County GC | G77 6ND | Renfrewshire courses |
| St Regulus Ladies GC |
Clubhouse KY16 9JG |
St Andrews Links 6 courses (public) |
| St Rule Club |
Clubhouse KY16 9JB |
St Andrews Links 6 courses (public) |
| The Ladies GC Troon | Clubhouse KA10 6HE |
Portland and Royal Troon |
| Troon Bentinck Ladies GC | Troon municipal (public) KA10 6NE | |
| University of St Andrews Ladies GC | St Andrews Links 6 courses (public) |
All these are affiliated to the Scottish Ladies Golf Association, except Brucefield Ladies and Machrihanish Ladies, based on January 2014 subscription listing. The SLGA has recently voted to amalgamate with the Scottish Golf Union. See Disclaimer.
There are 15 county associations, including Perth & Kinross Ladies County and Renfrewshire Ladies County shown above, for which individual membership for women is voluntary.
Machrihanish Ladies is part of Machrihanish GC but has a separate clubhouse.
St Rule Club on the Links in St Andrews.
St Rule Club clubhouse 12 The Links St Andrews