Leith Rules Golf Society
The aim of the Society is to increase the recognition of Leith Links as the home of the earliest recorded rules of golf and one of the game's prominent early locations



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Leith Links 8th to 11th July
The Links will again be set out for 5 holes of Hickory golf, with the following events planned - 
Wednesday 8th - match versus Musselburgh Old
Thursday 9th - match versus Bruntsfield Short Hole
Friday
10th - Foulis Medal
Saturday 11th - Hickory Open.

The entry form for the Hickory Open is now available. Download it here (Adobe PDF format -
211KB) or contact us for a copy

The Foulis Medal is a competition for organisations and companies who are based within Leith. Please contact us for more information.








  We have received a generous donation of a hickory club from Philip Knowles, society member and historian and archivist at the Royal Burgess Golf Club. For the first time we intend to run a handicap competition at the Open with the winners being presented with this club.
 


Outing to Hill of Tarvit

Fourteen members and guests had a superb day at the 9-hole hickory golf course at Hill of Tarvit in Fife, in glorious weather [more]

 


Match versus Musselburgh Old

Our annual challenge match hosted by Musselburgh Old was held on Saturday 11th April and turned out to be another excellent day in a most enjoyable series of matches [more]

 
Return match with Bruntsfield Short Hole

This will be held at
Bruntsfield on Thursday 23rd July