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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Old Photograph Taymouth Castle Hotel And Golf Course Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Taymouth Castle hotel and golf course by Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish castle stands on the site of the much older Balloch Castle, built in 1550, which was demolished to be rebuilt on a much larger scale in the early 19th century by the Campbells of Breadalbane. It was visited by Queen Victoria in 1842. Scottish Castles.



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Old Photograph King Of Uganda Edinburgh Castle Scotland

Old photograph of the King Of Uganda by the Forewall Battery on a visit to Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. The Forewall battery armed with iron guns made in 1810 during the Napoleonic Wars.



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Old Photograph Band Castle Gardens Dunoon Scotland

Old photograph of band in the castle gardens in Dunoon, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Hotel Shiskine Island Of Arran Scotland

Old photograph of the hotel in Shiskine, Island of Arran, Scotland. The small village of Shiskine is within the parish of Kilmory. It is located further up the Shiskine valley than Blackwaterfoot. The village of Shiskine takes its name from a corruption of the Gaelic for " marshy place ". Much of the area was essentially a swamp years ago, but now comprises farm land.



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