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15 Things to do in Edinburgh when you are not playing Golf
1 September 2018
There are many free sights in Edinburgh for golfers who have visited all the usual attractions. Most can be visited on walks round the centre of Edinburgh. Read more
Skibo Castle - Playing the Carnegie Club Golf Course
17 August 2018
Skibo Castle is home to the exclusive Carnegie Club and one of the best links golf courses in Scotland. A limited number of tee times are now available to non-members in the summer months. Read more
Scottish Golf - Green Fees to Suit All Pockets
10 August 2018
Green fees for the golf courses mentioned in this website vary from £12 to £300 per round per person, depending upon what time and date you play. That is definitely golf to suit all pockets. Read more
Musselburgh - Cradle of Golf
6 July 2018
Musselburgh Museum on the High Street is hosting an exhibition called ‘Musselburgh – Cradle of Golf’ in July and August 2018. Read more
The Golf Trinity - why golf is definitely Scottish
24 May 2018
Forty years ago, a Dutch banker claimed that golf was not Scottish in an article that was widely quoted by well-respected journals. Subsequently, the main basis for the claim was discredited, but this has not stopped the 'fact' that golf was not invented in Scotland being oft repeated. Read more
Scottish Golf 1457 to 2057 - The End of Golf is Nigh!?
27 January 2018
Will Scottish golf still be around in 50 years time? There are recent reports of a sharp decline in golf club members, serious erosion of historic links courses and surveys showing that people think golf is the most boring sport in the world. Does golf here have a long term future? Read more
Oldest Leather Stitched Ball in the World
31 December 2017
Lying in a 'dusty' corner of a museum in Stirling is one of the most important artefacts in sporting history. It is an old ball with the identical construction to later feathery golf balls. It has been dated to 1514-1570 making it the oldest of its type in the world. Read more
Chuiwan 捶丸 - Coincidence or Espionage?
15 December 2017
Chuiwan or Chui Wan ( 捶丸) was an ancient 13th century royal bat and ball game played in China which had similarities to putting in golf and an etiquette similar to that of golf. Is this just a strange coincidence or the product of industrial espionage? Read more
Golf is the most Scottish thing about Scotland
1 December 2017
Golf is more Scottish than Scotland, St Andrew, tartan, whisky, the Saltire, bagpipes, kilts, haggis or the Highland Games (but not Nessie). Read more
John Mayne - First Golf-Club Maker?
24 November 2017
William Mayne's grandfather was a bow-maker who supplied clubs to King James IV. Was he a golf-club maker? Read more