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Scottish Golf History

North Berwick
Early days and development of the West Links

Leven: Leven and Innerleven
Players and medal

Golf attire: A cautionary tale
Clothes maketh (and breaketh) the man

Scotscraig: Admiral W H Maitland-Dougall
Character associated with Scotscraig, Panmure and the R&A

St Andrews: "Driving In"
A nerve-wracking experience for new captains of the R&A

Monifieth: Panmure club pre-1899
Monifieth links: early home of Panmure club

St Andrews: The world's most famous municipal course
How public ownership came about

Elie
Elie, a famous links course in Fife

Perth: Golf on Sundays
Not just Perth: Sunday golfing generally in Scotland

St Andrews
Claims of antiquity and 1855 description

Tain
Northern District Championship, 1930

Strathpeffer
Origins and golfing in the 1920s

Arbroath
Origins of Arbroath Golf Club

Gleneagles: Birth of the Ryder Cup
Establishment of the course

Perth: Royal Perth Golfing Society
Golf's early days and the Royal Perth Golfing Society

St Andrews: The golfers: a match in 1850
A painting by Charles Lees

Islay: Machrie
Remote golf

Montrose: Early days
Club development in Montrose and an early competition

St Andrews: John Whyte-Melville
Early captain of the R&A

Islay: Machrie
The first £100 open tournament

Perth: King James VI Golf Club
Formation of club and an early clubhouse in the town

Dornoch: Donald J Ross
Early development and Ross's work

Edinburgh: Leith Links
18th century novelist's description of Edinburgh's links

Nairn
Golf in one of several "Brightons of the North"

Musselburgh
Musselburgh: early course and home of Willie Park

Alyth: Early days of Alyth Golf Club
Formation of Alyth Golf Club and early development of the co

Elgin
Origins of course

Dunbar
One of Scotland's oldest links and clubs

Carnoustie
Development of the Championship course

Monifieth: Buying the links by bazaar: 1899
How the money to purchase the links was raised

Perth: The Battle of the Button
The seventy year saga of the Royal Perth button

Loudounhill: Membership certificate, 1909
Membership certificate from defunct club

Leven: Leven Links
Leven Links and Lundin Links

Barry Links: Panmure Club post-1899
Monifieth links: modern home of Panmure club

Edinburgh: Leith Links: William Inglis
Early captain of Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers

Dunfermline: The seeds of the Apple Tree Gang
How 'Dunfermline bairns' took the game to New York