Galashiels Golf Club Galashiels Golf Club Galashiels Golf Club is a golf course to the north of Galashiels, Scotland. The course was reduced from 18 holes to 9 holes in 2008. Founded in 1884, the nine-hole course was laid out around Appletreeleaves House and alongside the Ladhope Burn. In 1895, a breakaway group founded Torwoodlee Golf Club and at a special meeting, Galashiels Golf Club was disbanded on 3 August 1897 when it was agreed that all the assets and trophies would be handed over to Torwoodlee. Galashiels Golf Club was reformed 15 years later on the 21 August 1912, and the following
Timeline of golf history (1851–1945) two golf holes. The course was incrementally expanded to nine holes by 1916. This club is the oldest existing U.S. golf club with continuous golf in the same location. 1885 The Amateur Championship is first played at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake. The London Metal Exchange Golf Association (LMEGA) is formed. The Royal Cape Golf Club is founded at Wynberg, South Africa, the first club in Africa. 1886 John Hamilton Gillespie lays out a two-hole golf course in Sarasota, Florida. A.J. Balfour is appointed Chief Secretary (Cabinet Minister) for Ireland; his rise to political and social prominence has an incalculable