Golf's Original Fairways

For more than a century, the story of golf’s origins haslargely been told through St Andrews. Yet before the game’s rise to globalprominence, the fairways of Leith Links, Bruntsfield Links and Musselburgh OldCourse were at the heart of its development and played a pivotal role inshaping the modern game. Golf’s Original Fairways uncovers the remarkable stories,characters, matches and innovations that emerged from thesehistoric courses between 1744 and the end of the nineteenth century. From JohnRattray and the Silver Club competition to the emergence of golf clubs,clubhouses, caddies, the gutta-percha ball and the Open Championship, it bringsto life the people and events that helped define the sport. Combiningengaging storytelling with meticulous historical research, Golf’sOriginal Fairways restores these overlooked courses to their rightful place in golfhistory, challenging conventional narratives and revealing how Scotland’searliest fairways helped create the game the world knows today.