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<p>[et_pb_section admin_label="Section" fullwidth="off" specialty="off" transparent_background="on" allow_player_pause="off" inner_shadow="on" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" padding_mobile="off" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" make_equal="off" use_custom_gutter="off" gutter_width="3"][et_pb_row admin_label="Row" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" use_custom_gutter="off" padding_mobile="off" allow_player_pause="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px||0px|" custom_padding="||10px|"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_blurb admin_label="Blurb" url_new_window="off" use_icon="on" icon_color="#005275" use_circle="off" circle_color="#1d1aeb" use_circle_border="off" circle_border_color="#1d1aeb" icon_placement="top" animation="top" background_layout="dark" text_orientation="center" use_icon_font_size="on" background_color="rgba(0,82,117,0.2)" use_border_color="on" border_color="#005275" border_style="outset" font_icon="%%249%%" custom_margin="10px||130px|" custom_padding="30px|30px|30px|30px" icon_font_size="50" header_line_height="1.4em"]</p><h1 class=" editor" style="text-align: center;" contenteditable="true">Golf timeline and milestones</h1><p>[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label="Section" fullwidth="off" specialty="on" transparent_background="off" allow_player_pause="off" inner_shadow="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" padding_mobile="off" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" make_equal="off" use_custom_gutter="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" background_color_2="#f1f8e9" custom_padding="0px|||" background_color="#ffffff" padding_bottom_2="0px"][et_pb_column type="3_4" specialty_columns="3"][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" padding_mobile="off" use_custom_gutter="off" gutter_width="3" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px||0px|" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" padding_top_1="0px" padding_bottom_1="0px" custom_padding="0px||0px|"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Home page - first text block " saved_tabs="all" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_margin="0px||0px|" custom_padding="0px||0px|"]</p><h2>A journey through the golf timeline</h2><p>Here you will find a golf timeline - a record of the major golfing milestones that have occurred since written golf records began. </p><p>When did golf begin? Where did it start? How did it evolve? Who were the golfing pioneers? Where and when were the first golf clubs formed?</p><p>You will find the answers here.</p><p>You can find more details of the events that are listed in <a href="http://www.egolfshare.com/#content_43139692">The History of Golf</a>. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_image admin_label="Image" src="http://www.egolfsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Girl-with-a-Golf-Club-painted-1595-600.jpg" alt="Painting of a Girl with a Golf Club, 1595, early on in the golf timeline" title_text="Painting of a Girl with a Golf Club, 1595" show_in_lightbox="on" url_new_window="off" use_overlay="off" animation="off" sticky="off" align="center" force_fullwidth="off" always_center_on_mobile="on" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_margin="40px|||" max_width="600px" saved_tabs="all"] [/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label="Image Caption Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_margin="0px||40px|" saved_tabs="all" text_font_size_last_edited="on|desktop" text_font="PT Sans||||"]</p><p style="text-align: center;">Painting of a Girl with a Golf Club, 1595</p><p style="text-align: center;">By unknown Netherlands artist</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; color: #000000;">Reproduced from the book "A Golfer’s Gallery of Old Masters", </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; color: #000000;">by Bernard Darwin</span></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="1_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="egolfshare Sidebar Header" saved_tabs="all" global_module="109" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#151555" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_margin="0px||0px|" custom_padding="5px|10px|10px|10px"]</p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Have Your Say</h3><p>[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_font_size="15" use_border_color…hover="0" top_padding="100px" bottom_padding="100px"] [et_pb_slide background_position="center_right" background_size="default" background_color="rgba(0,82,117,0.2)" alignment="center" background_layout="dark" allow_player_pause="off" header_font_select="default" body_font_select="default" custom_button="off" button_font_select="default" button_use_icon="default" button_icon_placement="right" button_on_hover="on" header_font_size="1" body_line_height="40" use_bg_overlay="off" use_text_overlay="off" text_border_radius="3" header_font="||||" header_font_size_tablet="1" header_font_size_phone="1" body_font="||||" body_line_height_tablet="40" body_line_height_phone="40" button_font="||||" image="http://www.egolfsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/eGolfShareHeader.jpg" image_alt="EGolfShare Logo"]</p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Designed and Created by a Golfer, for Golfers</h3><p>[/et_pb_slide] [/et_pb_fullwidth_slider][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section global_module="1076" admin_label="Golf Club Captain's Page bottom Index" fullwidth="off" specialty="on" transparent_background="off" background_color="#ffffff" allow_player_pause="off" inner_shadow="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="off" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" make_equal="off" use_custom_gutter="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" disabled="off" disabled_on="||off"][et_pb_column type="3_4" specialty_columns="3"][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" padding_top_1="5px" padding_bottom_1="5px" custom_padding="0px||0px|" custom_margin="0px||0px|"][et_pb_column_inner type="4_4" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="on" border_color="#010037" border_style="outset" background_color="#005275" border_width="5px" custom_padding="20px|20px|20px|20px"]</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #fbc02d; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Golf Club Captains</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fbc02d; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Where do you want to go next?</span></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" make_equal="on" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" parallax_3="off" parallax_method_3="off" module_class="white_hyperlinks " custom_margin="0px|||"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_3" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="on" border_color="#010037" border_style="outset" custom_padding="20px|20px|20px|20px" background_color="#005275" border_width="5px"]</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a title="Golf club captain" href="http://www.egolfsociety.com/golf-club-captain/">Golf Club Captain - An introduction</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a title="Captains speech" href="http://www.egolfsociety.com/captains-speech/" data-wplink-edit="true">Captain's Speeches</a></span></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_3" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="on" border_color="#010037" border_style="outset" custom_padding="20px|20px|20px|20px" background_color="#005275" border_width="5px"]</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a title="Captains day planning" href="http://www.egolfsociety.com/captains-day-planning/">The Captain's "Big" Day</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a title="Captains Away Day" href="http://www.egolfsociety.com/captains-away-day/">Captain's Away day</a></span></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_3" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="on" border_color="#010037" border_style="outset" custom_padding="20px|20px|20px|20px" background_color="#005275" border_width="5px"]</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a title="Golf Club Captain’s role" href="http://www.egolfsociety.com/golf-club-captains-role/">The Role of the Captain</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a title="golf club captain duties" href="http://www.egolfsociety.com/golf-club-captain-duties/">The Duties of the Captain</a></span></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="1_4"][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_section]</p>
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<p>[et_pb_section admin_label="Section" fullwidth="off" specialty="off" transparent_background="on" allow_player_pause="off" inner_shadow="on" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" padding_mobile="off" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" make_equal="off" use_custom_gutter="off" gutter_width="3"][et_pb_row admin_label="Row" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" use_custom_gutter="off" padding_mobile="off" allow_player_pause="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px||0px|" custom_padding="||10px|"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_blurb admin_label="Blurb" url_new_window="off" use_icon="on" icon_color="#005275" use_circle="off" circle_color="#1d1aeb" use_circle_border="off" circle_border_color="#1d1aeb" icon_placement="top" animation="top" background_layout="dark" text_orientation="center" use_icon_font_size="on" background_color="rgba(0,82,117,0.2)" use_border_color="on" border_color="#005275" border_style="outset" font_icon="%%249%%" custom_margin="10px||130px|" custom_padding="30px|30px|30px|30px" icon_font_size="50" header_line_height="1.4em"]</p><h1 class=" editor" style="text-align: center;" contenteditable="true">Golf timeline and milestones</h1><p>[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label="Section" fullwidth="off" specialty="on" transparent_background="off" allow_player_pause="off" inner_shadow="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" padding_mobile="off" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" make_equal="off" use_custom_gutter="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" background_color_2="#f1f8e9" custom_padding="0px|||" background_color="#ffffff" padding_bottom_2="0px"][et_pb_column type="3_4" specialty_columns="3"][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" padding_mobile="off" use_custom_gutter="off" gutter_width="3" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px||0px|" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" padding_top_1="0px" padding_bottom_1="0px" custom_padding="0px||0px|"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Home page - first text block " saved_tabs="all" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_margin="0px||0px|" custom_padding="0px||0px|"]</p><h2>A journey through the golf timeline</h2><p>Here you will find a golf timeline - a record of the major golfing milestones that have occurred since written golf records began. </p><p>When did golf begin? Where did it start? How did it evolve? Who were the golfing pioneers? Where and when were the first golf clubs formed?</p><p>You will find the answers here.</p><p>You can find more details of the events that are listed in <a href="http://www.egolfshare.com/#content_43139692">The History of Golf</a>.   </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_image admin_label="Image" src="http://www.egolfsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Girl-with-a-Golf-Club-painted-1595-600.jpg" alt="Painting of a Girl with a Golf Club, 1595, early on in the golf timeline" title_text="Painting of a Girl with a Golf Club, 1595" show_in_lightbox="on" url_new_window="off" use_overlay="off" animation="off" sticky="off" align="center" force_fullwidth="off" always_center_on_mobile="on" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_margin="40px|||" max_width="600px" saved_tabs="all"] [/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label="Image Caption Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_margin="0px||40px|" saved_tabs="all" text_font_size_last_edited="on|desktop" text_font="PT Sans||||"]</p><p style="text-align: center;">Painting of a Girl with a Golf Club, 1595</p><p style="text-align: center;">By unknown Netherlands artist</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; color: #000000;">Reproduced from the book "A Golfer’s Gallery of Old Masters", </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; color: #000000;">by Bernard Darwin</span></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="1_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="egolfshare Sidebar Header" saved_tabs="all" global_module="109" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#151555" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_margin="0px||0px|" custom_padding="5px|10px|10px|10px"]</p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Have Your Say</h3><p>[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_font_size="15" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" saved_tabs="all" global_module="114" text_text_color="#151555" custom_padding="10px|10px|10px|10px"]</p><p style="text-align: center;">Tell me what you think.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Contribute ideas, jokes, or graces.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Or just say Hello.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="color: #0066cc;">Please Contact Me</span></u></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label="Section" fullwidth="off" specialty="on" transparent_background="on" allow_player_pause="off" inner_shadow="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" padding_mobile="off" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" make_equal="off" use_custom_gutter="off" gutter_width="3" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off"][et_pb_column type="3_4" specialty_columns="3"][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" padding_mobile="off" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="300px||300px|" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" custom_padding="0px||0px|"][et_pb_column_inner type="4_4" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="1_4"][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label="Section" fullwidth="off" specialty="on" transparent_background="off" allow_player_pause="off" inner_shadow="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" padding_mobile="on" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" make_equal="off" use_custom_gutter="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" background_color_2="#f1f8e9" custom_padding="0px||0px|" collapsed="off"][et_pb_column type="3_4" specialty_columns="3"][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="off" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off"][et_pb_column_inner type="4_4" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><h3>14<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><sup>th</sup></span> Century golf timeline and milestones</h3><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" padding_mobile="off" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" custom_padding="0px|||" custom_margin="0px|||" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1351</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The stained-glass window of Gloucester Cathedral depicts a man swinging a club at a ball. The window was commissioned  by Sir Thomas Broadstone to commemorate his colleagues who fell at Crecy. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1353</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Reference to chole, a Flemish cross-country game, which consisted of hitting a ball with a club towards a fixed mark, such as a door, or gate.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row"][et_pb_column_inner type="4_4" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><h3>15<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><sup>th</sup></span> Century golf timeline and milestones</h3><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1457</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The first of three dates when “gouf” was banned in Scotland by Act of Parliament. It followed football which had been banned in 1424 by King James I of Scotland.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1470</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The second such enactment, this time by King James III.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1491</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The third enactment, by King James IV.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column 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transparent_background="off" allow_player_pause="off" inner_shadow="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" custom_padding="0px||0px|" padding_mobile="off" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" make_equal="off" use_custom_gutter="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" collapsed="on"][et_pb_column type="3_4" specialty_columns="3"][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row"][et_pb_column_inner type="4_4" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><h3>16<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><sup>th</sup></span> Century golf timeline and milestones</h3><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" 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He was reported as playing golf at Barry Links, which is near to modern Carnoustie. He was the first commoner reported a splaying golf. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1553</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The Archbishop of St Andrews confirms the right of the community to play golf over the St Andrews links. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1562</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>James Melville recorded as playing golf at the age of six at Montrose. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1567</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Mary Queen of Scots criticised for playing golf at Seton Hall, Musselburgh, within two weeks of her husband Darnley’s death. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1574</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>James Melville recorded as playing golf at St Andrews where he was now a student.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1589</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Playing of golf forbidden in the Blackfriars Yard, Glasgow.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1592</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>A proclamation against the playing of golf at Leith links on a Sunday during the time of the 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1668"]</p><h3 style="text-align: center;"> </h3><p>[/et_pb_slide] [/et_pb_fullwidth_slider][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label="Section" fullwidth="off" specialty="on" transparent_background="off" allow_player_pause="off" inner_shadow="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" custom_padding="0px||0px|" padding_mobile="off" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" make_equal="off" use_custom_gutter="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" collapsed="on"][et_pb_column type="3_4" specialty_columns="3"][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" collapsed="off"][et_pb_column_inner type="4_4" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><h3>17<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><sup>th</sup></span> Century golf timeline and milestones</h3><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1600</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Man injured playing golf on the links at Ayr. .</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1608</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The Prince of Wales, King James VI son, plays golf in the grounds of Greenwich Palace.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1619</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The Earl of Sutherland buys “golffe clubbes and balls” to play golf at Dornoch.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" 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A monopoly of sale was granted to James Melvill, each ball costing fourpence. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1624</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Painting by Paul Bril, "Landscape with Men Playing Mail à la Chicane", a type of Chole.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1625</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The first ever reference to a golf hole at Aberdeen when a local record discusses some military exercises “in the principal parts of the links betwixt the first hole and the Quenis hole.” </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1628</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Record of the payment of four shillings by the Marquis of Montrose to “the boy who carried my clubs”, the first reference to a caddie. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1630</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Dornoch is described by Sir Robert Gordon in glowing terms – “doe surpass the fields of Montrose or St Andrews. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1641</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>News of the Irish rebellion conveyed to King Charles while he played golf at Leith. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1642</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>A golf-ball maker licensed by the Council of Aberdeen. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner 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padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1668</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Kolf depicted by Dutch painter Aert van der Neer,  "A winter landscape with skaters and kolf players on a frozen river"</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" 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1792 Surgeon and Captain of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers"]</p><h3 style="text-align: center;"> </h3><p>[/et_pb_slide] [/et_pb_fullwidth_slider][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label="Section" fullwidth="off" specialty="on" transparent_background="off" allow_player_pause="off" inner_shadow="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" custom_padding="0px||0px|" padding_mobile="off" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" make_equal="off" use_custom_gutter="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" collapsed="on"][et_pb_column type="3_4" specialty_columns="3"][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" collapsed="off"][et_pb_column_inner type="4_4" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><h3>18<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><sup>th</sup></span> Century golf timeline and milestones</h3><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1721</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Golf played on Glasgow Green.. .</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1724</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Large crowds are reported for a match at Leith. The match was between Alexander Elphinstone and Captain John Porteous. The stake was 20 guineas and was watched by the Duke of Hamilton and Earl of Morton. .</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1735</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The first known minutes of a golf club, The Royal Burgess Golf Society..</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1743</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>A consignment of 96 clubs and 432 balls being shipped from the Scottish port of Leith to Charleston, South Carolina.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1744</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The first golf competition of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. John Rattray won the prize of a silver club, which was presented by the City of Edinburgh. He then became Captain of the club and therefore the first known Golf Club Captain. </p><p>This was also the first time that the Rules of Golf were drawn up.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1754</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The founding of St Andrews Club, later to be The Royal and Ancient.</p><p>Twenty two “Noblemen and Gentlemen, being admirers of the ancient and healthful exercise of the Golf” banded together to present a silver golf club to be played for annually over the St Andrews links.</p><p>This was won by Bailie William Landale. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1759</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The first mention of strokeplay. Previouly all golf consisted of matches. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1764</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>A round at St Andrews reduced to 18 holes, rather than the original 22 holes.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1766</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>A silver driver donated for competition at Blackheath.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1779</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Golf played in New York by Scottish officers during the American Revolutionary War..</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1780</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The formation of Royal Aberdeen Golf club.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1786</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The founding of Crail Golfing Society.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1786</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>A golf club formed at Charleston, South Carolina. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1787</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The Bruntsfield Links golfers formed into a club. . </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" 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var text2 = '<p>[et_pb_section admin_label="Section" fullwidth="off" specialty="off" transparent_background="on" allow_player_pause="off" inner_shadow="on" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" padding_mobile="off" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" make_equal="off" use_custom_gutter="off" gutter_width="3"][et_pb_row admin_label="Row" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" use_custom_gutter="off" padding_mobile="off" allow_player_pause="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px||0px|" custom_padding="||10px|"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_blurb admin_label="Blurb" url_new_window="off" use_icon="on" icon_color="#005275" use_circle="off" circle_color="#1d1aeb" use_circle_border="off" circle_border_color="#1d1aeb" icon_placement="top" animation="top" background_layout="dark" text_orientation="center" use_icon_font_size="on" background_color="rgba(0,82,117,0.2)" use_border_color="on" border_color="#005275" border_style="outset" font_icon="%%249%%" custom_margin="10px||130px|" custom_padding="30px|30px|30px|30px" icon_font_size="50" header_line_height="1.4em"]</p><h1 class=" editor" style="text-align: center;" contenteditable="true">Golf timeline and milestones</h1><p>[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label="Section" fullwidth="off" specialty="on" transparent_background="off" allow_player_pause="off" inner_shadow="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" padding_mobile="off" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" make_equal="off" use_custom_gutter="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" background_color_2="#f1f8e9" custom_padding="0px|||" background_color="#ffffff" padding_bottom_2="0px"][et_pb_column type="3_4" specialty_columns="3"][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" padding_mobile="off" use_custom_gutter="off" gutter_width="3" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px||0px|" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" padding_top_1="0px" padding_bottom_1="0px" custom_padding="0px||0px|"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Home page - first text block " saved_tabs="all" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_margin="0px||0px|" custom_padding="0px||0px|"]</p><h2>A journey through the golf timeline</h2><p>Here you will find a golf timeline - a record of the major golfing milestones that have occurred since written golf records began. </p><p>When did golf begin? Where did it start? How did it evolve? Who were the golfing pioneers? Where and when were the first golf clubs formed?</p><p>You will find the answers here.</p><p>You can find more details of the events that are listed in <a href="http://www.egolfshare.com/#content_43139692">The History of Golf</a>.   </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_image admin_label="Image" src="http://www.egolfsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Girl-with-a-Golf-Club-painted-1595-600.jpg" alt="Painting of a Girl with a Golf Club, 1595, early on in the golf timeline" title_text="Painting of a Girl with a Golf Club, 1595" show_in_lightbox="on" url_new_window="off" use_overlay="off" animation="off" sticky="off" align="center" force_fullwidth="off" always_center_on_mobile="on" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_margin="40px|||" max_width="600px" saved_tabs="all"] [/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label="Image Caption Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_margin="0px||40px|" saved_tabs="all" text_font_size_last_edited="on|desktop" text_font="PT Sans||||"]</p><p style="text-align: center;">Painting of a Girl with a Golf Club, 1595</p><p style="text-align: center;">By unknown Netherlands artist</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; color: #000000;">Reproduced from the book "A Golfer’s Gallery of Old Masters", </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; color: #000000;">by Bernard Darwin</span></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="1_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="egolfshare Sidebar Header" saved_tabs="all" global_module="109" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#151555" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_margin="0px||0px|" custom_padding="5px|10px|10px|10px"]</p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Have Your Say</h3><p>[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_font_size="15" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" saved_tabs="all" global_module="114" text_text_color="#151555" custom_padding="10px|10px|10px|10px"]</p><p style="text-align: center;">Tell me what you think.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Contribute ideas, jokes, or graces.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Or just say Hello.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="color: #0066cc;">Please Contact Me</span></u></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label="Section" fullwidth="off" specialty="on" transparent_background="on" allow_player_pause="off" inner_shadow="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" padding_mobile="off" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" make_equal="off" use_custom_gutter="off" gutter_width="3" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off"][et_pb_column type="3_4" specialty_columns="3"][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" padding_mobile="off" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="300px||300px|" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" custom_padding="0px||0px|"][et_pb_column_inner type="4_4" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="1_4"][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label="Section" fullwidth="off" specialty="on" transparent_background="off" allow_player_pause="off" inner_shadow="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" padding_mobile="on" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" make_equal="off" use_custom_gutter="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" background_color_2="#f1f8e9" custom_padding="0px||0px|" collapsed="off"][et_pb_column type="3_4" specialty_columns="3"][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="off" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off"][et_pb_column_inner type="4_4" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><h3>14<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><sup>th</sup></span> Century golf timeline and milestones</h3><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" padding_mobile="off" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" custom_padding="0px|||" custom_margin="0px|||" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1351</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The stained-glass window of Gloucester Cathedral depicts a man swinging a club at a ball. The window was commissioned  by Sir Thomas Broadstone to commemorate his colleagues who fell at Crecy. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1353</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Reference to chole, a Flemish cross-country game, which consisted of hitting a ball with a club towards a fixed mark, such as a door, or gate.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row"][et_pb_column_inner type="4_4" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><h3>15<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><sup>th</sup></span> Century golf timeline and milestones</h3><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1457</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The first of three dates when “gouf” was banned in Scotland by Act of Parliament. It followed football which had been banned in 1424 by King James I of Scotland.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1470</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The second such enactment, this time by King James 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transparent_background="off" allow_player_pause="off" inner_shadow="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" custom_padding="0px||0px|" padding_mobile="off" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" make_equal="off" use_custom_gutter="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" collapsed="on"][et_pb_column type="3_4" specialty_columns="3"][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row"][et_pb_column_inner type="4_4" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><h3>16<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><sup>th</sup></span> Century golf timeline and milestones</h3><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1502</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>King James IV buys clubs and balls from a bow-maker in Perth.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1502</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>James IV revoked the long standing ban on the playing of golf, mainly because the threat of war with England had receded. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1504</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>James IV plays golf with the Earl of Bothwell.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1505</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>James IV purchases a dozen balls to play at Royal Park in Stirling.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" 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He was reported as playing golf at Barry Links, which is near to modern Carnoustie. He was the first commoner reported a splaying golf. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1553</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The Archbishop of St Andrews confirms the right of the community to play golf over the 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milestones</h3><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1600</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Man injured playing golf on the links at Ayr. .</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner 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A monopoly of sale was granted to James Melvill, each ball costing fourpence. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1624</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Painting by Paul Bril, "Landscape with Men Playing Mail à la 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principal parts of the links betwixt the first hole and the Quenis hole.” </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1628</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Record of the payment of four shillings by the Marquis of Montrose to “the boy who carried my clubs”, the first reference to a caddie. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1630</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Dornoch is described by Sir Robert Gordon in glowing terms – “doe surpass the fields of Montrose or St Andrews. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1641</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>News of the Irish rebellion conveyed to King Charles while he played golf at Leith. 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1792 Surgeon and Captain of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers"]</p><h3 style="text-align: center;"> </h3><p>[/et_pb_slide] [/et_pb_fullwidth_slider][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label="Section" fullwidth="off" specialty="on" transparent_background="off" allow_player_pause="off" inner_shadow="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" custom_padding="0px||0px|" padding_mobile="off" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" make_equal="off" use_custom_gutter="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" collapsed="on"][et_pb_column type="3_4" specialty_columns="3"][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" collapsed="off"][et_pb_column_inner type="4_4" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><h3>18<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><sup>th</sup></span> Century golf timeline and milestones</h3><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1721</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Golf played on Glasgow Green.. .</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1724</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>Large crowds are reported for a match at Leith. The match was between Alexander Elphinstone and Captain John Porteous. The stake was 20 guineas and was watched by the Duke of Hamilton and Earl of Morton. .</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1735</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The first known minutes of a golf club, The Royal Burgess Golf Society..</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1743</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>A consignment of 96 clubs and 432 balls being shipped from the Scottish port of Leith to Charleston, South Carolina.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1744</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The first golf competition of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. John Rattray won the prize of a silver club, which was presented by the City of Edinburgh. He then became Captain of the club and therefore the first known Golf Club Captain. </p><p>This was also the first time that the Rules of Golf were drawn up.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1754</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The founding of St Andrews Club, later to be The Royal and Ancient.</p><p>Twenty two “Noblemen and Gentlemen, being admirers of the ancient and healthful exercise of the Golf” banded together to present a silver golf club to be played for annually over the St Andrews links.</p><p>This was won by Bailie William Landale. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1759</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The first mention of strokeplay. Previouly all golf consisted of matches. </p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1764</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>A round at St Andrews reduced to 18 holes, rather than the original 22 holes.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1766</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>A silver driver donated for competition at Blackheath.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner 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padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" parallax_2="off" parallax_method_2="off" module_class="Row_10_90_split"][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_text_color="#2a4503" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p><b>1780</b></p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="1_2" saved_specialty_column_type="3_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]</p><p>The formation of Royal Aberdeen Golf club.</p><p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label="Row" custom_padding="0px|||" padding_mobile="on" use_custom_gutter="off" column_padding_mobile="on" custom_margin="0px|||" 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