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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Hill of Tarvit outing
Once again the sun shone down on us as the Society visited the hickory course in Fife [more]

Entry form for the 2010 Hickory Open
Download the entry form for this year's Hickory Open on Sunday 4th July here [PDF format]

The development of our statue gathers pace
The 27th April edition of the Scotsman carried an article about our statue - click here to read it.

Information on all this year's events....
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Society returns to winning ways!



Background information on the Society ?
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An updated brochure about the Society is available. Download it here
(Adobe PDF format - 932KB) or contact us for a copy.

Want to become a member of the society ?
Click here to find out more. We currently have members from as far afield as Australia and the USA, as well as from all over Britain. 
  The 6th match hosted by Musselburgh Old was held on Saturday 10th April in great weather and resulted in a win by the Society by 4½ matches to 1½
[more]
 

Society commemorative tie
We have available a special society tie. [more]
  "The Gowffer's Tattle"
Every edition of the Society's Newsletter is available to download as a PDF file
  1. March 2007
  2. November 2007
  3. May 2008
  4. July 2009
  5. January 2010
The first rules of golf created by the golfers at Leith in 1744 tell us something about the challenges faced by these early golfers and the society they lived in. View them here.