On the 7th March 1744, The City of Edinburgh Council agreed to provide The Gentlemen Golfers of Edinburgh with a Silver Club on condition that they write down the regulations for the competition. Committing to paper the first 13 rules, is considered by many to be the most important event that ever took place in the history of this great sport.
The relevant original papers are kept at The National Library of Scotland. They were signed by Mr John Rattray, the winner of the Silver Club and first Captain of what we know today as The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers at Muirfield.
Despite the significance of this event to the development of the sport, very few golfers have ever heard of Mr Rattray. The story of his life is truly an extraordinary one and the world of golf will celebrate in its telling.
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