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The Troon Clubs I The History

6 May 2020

The Troon Clubs at the R&A World 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 known 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. They are best seen on walks over two or three days. 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, including the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Subsequently, the main basis for the claim was discredited, but this has not stopped the 'fact' that golf was not invented in Scotland being... Read more

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