Montrose Clubs
Montrose Golf clubs shown with page references to Golf in Montrose by W Coull.
There was a proliferation of clubs in Montrose in 19th century. As a result of amalgamation over the years two now remain - The Royal Montrose Mercantile Golf Club and the Caledonia Golf Club - who administer the Medal course through a Links Trust.
| Montrose Club |
Approx dates |
Page ref W Coull |
| Royal Montrose (later Montrose Royal Albert and now Royal Montrose Mercantile) | 1810 to date | pp 49-55 |
| Montrose Victoria | 1864 to date | pp 65-67 |
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North Links Ladies Formed to play north links. Built a clubhouse in 1929 and amalgamated with Royal Montrose in 1986 |
1927 to date | n/a |
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Keithock Local gentry club which helped pay the new course, but was later reduced to one member, Mr A Duncan, when he proposed a ‘merger’ with Royal Albert. |
1822 – 1843 | p 56 |
| Mechanics (Mercantile) Now merged with Royal Montrose Mercantile | 1846 to 2019 | p 58 |
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Weavers (Union)
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1846 – 1864 | p 57 |
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Flexdressers (Union) Founded by Millworkers. Membership of Weavers and Flexdressers dwindled and in 1864 they amalgamated into Union club |
1846 – 1864 | p 57 |
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Union Founded by the two clubs above. Mr Robert Dow, Clubmaster of Royal Albert, was Treasurer and player. They competed with other clubs including Monifieth, but for reasons unknown, the membership dwindled, joining either Mercantile or Victoria clubs until, by 1891, there is no further record of the club. |
1864- 1891 | p 62 |
| Star | 1868 – 1890 | pp 59-61 |
| Mercantile (merged in Nov 2019 with Royal Montrose to form Royal Montrose Mercantile) | 1869 to 2019 | pp 68-73 |
| Chapel Works | 1882 - 1891 | p 64 |
| Montrose Sawmills | 1882 | |
| Thistle | 1895 | |
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Half Holiday Club (Caledonia) Forerunner of Caledonia Club |
1896 -1901 | p74-75 |
| 1901 to date | p 76-77 | |