Old Photograph Frederick Guthrie Tait Scotland

Old photograph of Frederick Guthrie Tait who was born on 11 January 1870 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Freddie was a Scottish soldier and amateur golfer. He was the third son of eminent physicist and fanatical amateur golfer Peter Guthrie Tait. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and Sedbergh School. He then went to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and is credited with introducing golf there. Tait was commissioned into the 2nd battalion the Leinster regiment, 109th foot, and then transferred to the 2nd battalion of the Black Watch. Tait was an extremely powerful and long hitter of the ball. At The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, Fife, on 11 January 1893, he hit the ball 250 yards. Tait won The Amateur Championship twice in 1896 and 1898, finished third in The Open Championship twice in 1896 and 1897, and was leading amateur in the same competition on six occasions. Tait was killed in action at Koodoosberg during the Second Boer War.

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