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Old Photograph People Walking By The Clubhouse Old Golf Course St Andrews Fife
Old photograph of people walking by the clubhouse of the Old Golf Course in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is one of the oldest and most prestigious golf clubs in the world, the oldest possibly being The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh at Barnton, Edinburgh, instituted 1735. The organisation was founded in 1754 as the Society of St Andrews Golfers, a local golf club playing at St Andrews Links, but quickly grew in importance. In 1834, King William IV became its patron and the club became known under its present name. In 1897, the Society codified the rules of golf, and, gradually over the next 30 years, was invited to take control of the running of golf tournaments at other courses. On 18 September 2014, the club voted in favour of admitting female members. In February 2015 the club's first female honorary members were announced - Princess Anne, Laura Davies, Renee Powell, Belle Robertson, Lally Segard, Annika Sörenstam and Louise Suggs.
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