5/24/2023 0 Comments Eric smith north berwick scotland![]() The National Library of Scotland has a folder on the Auchterlonie’s clubmaking business (the only clubmaking business for which records are in their archive) but, on inspection, this contains many empty envelopes, pre-printed order acknowledgements and, apart from some largely irrelevant newspaper cuttings, nothing earlier than 1944. Primary source material initially looks more promising. The PCS Clubmakers’ Hall of Fame entry for Willie confuses him with David. ![]() Another claims Willie laid out St Andrews Jubilee course (he did supervise the extension to 18 holes after WWII but it was opened for Queen Victoria’s Jubilee in 1897). “Respectable” golf reference books, however, do not even agree whether the first Laurie was involved in the family’s clubmaking business (he was). Surely so high a profile would guarantee plenty of reference material. In less than one hundred years the family contained an Open Champion, a US Open winner and two honorary professionals to the R&A. Writing a piece on the Auchterlonie family illustrates the general problem of researching clubmaking in Scotland. Antique Golf Clubs from Scotland: Scottish Golf History Registration
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