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Chuiwan 捶丸 - Coincidence or Espionage?
15 December 2017
Given the commercial success of golf, nothing is going to stop people in other lands trying to claim its true origins. This is true of Chuiwan, described as a 'golf-like' game, though it is more like a very short pitch-and-putt. 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 an early golf-club maker? Read more
The Hutton Letter - Golf at Kinghorn 1812
9 October 2017
A recently discovered letter written by John Hutton to Alexander Orrock at Wemyss in 1812 records that golf was being played on Kinghorn Links in the early 19th century and probably for some time before that. Read more
The Bower Burgesses of Edinburgh
12 April 2017
New research for this website shows that there are direct connections between William Mayne, his Majesty's bower in 1603, and the golf-club makers of the early 20th century in Edinburgh. Read more
Right Royal Company - the Archers and the Golfers
10 April 2017
The close connections between the Royal Company of Archers and the early Leith Golfers are well known. Recent research has now shown that there were also strong connections with the golfers at Bruntsfield for over a hundred years. Read more
Two New Golf Club Makers in 17th Century
4 April 2017
Two new 17th century golf club makers have just been discovered. They are John Elder and Patrick Fyfe. That brings the total number of confirmed club makers pre-1700 to 7! Read more
Bruntsfield Links - Home of Club Golf III
3 April 2017
Below is the outline of chapters 5 to 8 of Bruntsfield Links - Home of Club Golf. Read more
Bruntsfield Links - Home of Club Golf II
2 April 2017
Below is the outline of chapters 1 to 4 of Bruntsfield Links - Home of Club Golf. Read more
Bruntsfield Links - Home of Club Golf I
31 March 2017
Bruntsfield Links - Home of Club Golf is a new book by Neil Laird published today. It tells the previously unknown story of the golf clubhouses of Bruntsfield Links, covering over 300 years of golf history. Read more