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Our
anniversary party goes with a swing!
March 7th 2007
Over 60 guests, including local business people, Society members and
friends as well as those concerned with the development of Leith Links
arrived at Georgian
Antiques on the morning of
Wednesday 7th March to celebrate the 263rd
Anniversary of the signing of the first recorded written rules of golf.
The
location is a well-struck drive from the site of the original five holes
and a neat pitch away from the old Whyte & Mackay bottling plant,
currently the subject of development plans by Teague Developments.
Guests were welcomed to Georgian
Antiques' fine premises by President, Douglas Foulis.
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As
we sat on an array of fine antique chairs, we toasted the anniversary and also
raised a glass to guest Dan Orr who was celebrating his 99th
birthday. Dan was brought up playing
golf with hickory clubs, and was delighted to see some fine examples on
display alongside a replica of the Silver Club – the original trophy for the
1744 tournament on Leith Links held between the Gentlemen Golfers and the City
magistrates.
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Committee member David Kay organised the refreshments and our thanks go to new
local
Leith
business “The Sidewalk Café” for providing the delicious eats.
View
photographs of the event here
(may be slow download times on some connections)
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Our President, Douglas Foulis, outlined Leith Links’ claim to a major slice
of golfing history then local golf historian Archie Baird arrived with
theatrical timing to give more of the history and relate some of his
individual golf anecdotes.
Committee
member Tim Bell introduced the range of events for the coming season [more]
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The local press did carry a story about the event and a well-known journalist
covered it in his regular column. Here
is a link to it, we are the second item in his column. [He got the key
facts right, though Tim Bell, our committee member, may disagree!]
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