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The History of Royal Titles in Golf

In 1833, the Perth Golfing Society, located in the heart of Scotland not far from St. Andrews, became the Royal Perth Golfing Society. King William IV conferred the title and so began a new honor system for golf clubs.

More than 180 years later, 66 clubs bear the royal title as granted by the British Royal Family (eight clubs so dubbed no longer survive). Stretching from Royal Dornoch in the Northern Hemisphere to Tasmania’s Royal Hobart in the Southern, the royal title has been conferred on some of the game’s most prestigious bastions, but also on lesser-known clubs with modest facilities and small memberships. What all these clubs have in common is a distinct history, often a direct link to the growth or spread of golf, and always a veritable royal connection.

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Letter from St. Andrews: A Prince of a Day

In an intratown showdown, the cagey veterans of the R&A employed an unorthodox strategem—eight pre-round drinks—to defeat their younger, stronger, and more talented opponents from the University of St. Andrews

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The History of Golf and Royalty

No country takes royalty as seriously as the United Kingdom does. Although the British crown…

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