Old Photograph Of Golfers In Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of golfers in Perthshire, Scotland. The origins of golf in Perthshire are obscure, as they are for the rest of Scotland, but it is likely they date to the fifteenth century. National bans on golf and football, designed to promote the practise of archery, were made in 1458, 1471 and 1491. In 1502, the first recorded purchase of golf equipment, a set of golf clubs costing thirteen shillings, was made by King James IV from a bow maker in Perth.



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