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Golf - The Striking Game
29 May 2020
Rev Robert Walker skating on Duddingston Loch c 1784 courtesy of National Galleries of Scotland Read more
Robert Chambers -- Champion Golfer
15 May 2020
Robert Chambers Jnr was the first individual club champion golfer in 1858. Yet today he is somewhat overlooked in golf literature. Read more
The Troon Clubs II The New Evidence
6 May 2020
There have been several theories about the origin of the Troon Clubs currently on display at the British Golf Museum in St Andrews. New evidence supports an 18th century dating for their manufacture. Read more
The Troon Clubs I The History
6 May 2020
The Troon Clubs at the British Golf Museum are the oldest surviving set of golf clubs, but how old are the individual clubs? New research and discoveries casts new light on their age and provenance. Read more
Coronavirus - Keep Safe and Carry On
29 April 2020
Golf has been banned in many countries. When will we see it return? Read more
John Rattray Statue on Leith Links
11 September 2019
A statue of Dr John Rattray, surgeon, Jacobite and golfer, has been installed at Leith Links, 10 years after the planning for it began and 275 years after the events it commemorates. Read more
Golfhall Plaque
10 May 2019
A commemorative plaque to mark the site of Golfhall (the world's first golf clubhouse) has been put up at 28 Wright's Houses, Bruntsfield Links, Edinburgh. Read more
Bonnie Prince Charlie and Golf at the Villa Borghese
10 November 2018
Villa Borghese in Rome is the oldest golfing site outside Britain. Bonnie Prince Charlie is reported as playing golf there c1738, by Lord Elcho, an eye-witness and one-time confidant. Read more
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