Stirling Golf Club has a rich history going back more than 150 years.
From royal hunting ground to Scottish Golf Championship venue, golfers have played at the King’s Park since the sixteenth century.
The Story of Stirling Golf Club traces the Club’s evolution and explores the pivotal moments in its history. It honours legendary players from 1869 to 2024 and the passionate community of members whose enduring legacy has allowed the Club to grow and thrive.
The Story of Stirling Golf Club is a story of the land and of the town; but, most of all, it is a story of the men and women who have made the Club what it is today.
Richly illustrated with archive and contemporary photographs, The Story of Stirling Golf Club will appeal to golfers and local history enthusiasts alike.
Hardback
163 pages
95 colour images, 120 b&w
ISBN 978-1-7384981-0-9
£20
From royal hunting ground to Scottish Golf Championship venue, find out how the golf course at the King's Park developed from seven holes to nine then to eighteen. Admire photographs of the course today across the seasons.
The story of the Club is also part of the story of Stirling. Find out about golfers being brought before the Burgh Court and the Kirk Session in the sixteenth century, the role of Club members during two world wars, and the historic agreement in 2013 to transfer Crown land to the town.
Who were the men and women who made the Club what it is today? Read about the most prolific champions and those who promoted and protected the interests of the Club. And find out why ladies' golf, starting from the late 1880s, was fundamental to the development of the Club.
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