Lanark
is one of Scotlands hidden treasures, with the course laid
out on sandy moorland turf, with its members keenly aware
of their fortune of having such a fine course and historically
important Club.
Four
portraits hang on the walls of the Lanark club testifying
to the fact that golf was played in these parts long before
the formation of the club itself. the portrait's subjects
are Stalwarts who regularly played on the heath, in the days
before any organised golf was found in this part of the country.
Rightly honoured as the founding fathers of the Lanark club,
one of the world 's oldest. Just before the turn of the twentieth
century St Andrews lead by example by standardising golf courses
to layouts of 18 holes, Lanark followed suit and drafted in
the services of Old Tom Morris to layout a course of 18 holes,
charging the sum of 3 pounds 10 shillings. During 1927 James
Braid was called upon to make a number of alternations to
the original Morris course, with Braid and his partner John
Stutt creating new holes at the 13th and 14th. The course
of today remains much as it did after the departure of Braid
and Stutt.
Lanark has been the venue, on many occasions, as a regional
pre-qualifying course for the Open Championship. One interesting
aspect of the club's history is the 'Silver Claret Jug' created
back in 1857, three years before the first Open Championship,
bearing a striking resemblance to the more famous 'Claret
Jug' which has been the Open Championship trophy since 1872.
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Lanark
Golf Club
The Moor
Whitelees Road
Lanark
ML11 7RX
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Founded:-
1851
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Type
of course:- Parkland
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No
of holes:- 18
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Distance:-
6306 yds
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Par:-
70 (SSS 71)
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Designer:-
James Braid, Ben Sayers,
Tom Morris
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Location:- Lanarkshire |
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