Golfers with Blue Plaques

Golfers with Blue Plaques is a short golf blog post that looks at who has been honored with such a wonderful memorial.

Blue Plaques have been put up all over the UK as memorials to the famous names of the past.

These have included Writers, Musicians, Botanists, Scientists, Inventors, Mathematicians, Engineers, Authors, Actors, Politicians, Poets, Artists and many more.

But did you know that there are some well-known golf-themed Blue Plaques?

Golfers with Blue Plaques

Young Tom Morris

A Blue Plaque remembers Young Tom Morris at 1 Albany Place, St Andrews.
He’s the son of Old Tom Morris.
An incredible golfer due to him winning the Open Championship 4 times on the bounce and coming in as runner-up once and all before he was 21 years old.
They nicknamed him Tommy or Young Tom because he shared his father’s name.

James Braid

A very famous golfer because he won the Open Championship 5 times and has been the runner-up 4 times.
He also designed and built golf courses such as Royal Troon, Carnoustie, Gleneagles, Royal Aberdeen, Ganton & Dalmahoy, to but a few.

Allan Robertson

This Blue Plaque can be found at 22 Golf Place, St Andrews, because that is where he once lived.
He was a local man and a famous golfer due to him being the first golfer to break 80 on the Old Course.
Allan was the reason why the Open Championship exists because it gave the other golfers something to play for in his absence.

Jamie Anderson

This plaque can be found at no.9 The Lins, St Andrews because he was born in the town.
Winner of the Open Championship 3 times and was the runner-up once.

Henry Cotton

This plaque can be found on Crystal Palace Road, East Dulwich, because that is where he used to live.
He won the Open Championship three times.

Fred Daly

The Blue Plaque can be found at Causeway Street, Portrush, because that is where he was born.
He won the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool in 1947.

Harry Vardon

Famous for winning the Open Championship 5 times and being the runner-up 4 times.
How he held a golf club became very popular because of its control and has been taught to many beginners.
It is still called the Vardon grip today.

John Ball

A very famous amateur golfer and member of Royal Liverpool due to him winning the Open Championship in 1890.
He also won the Amateur Championships 8 times, which is an incredible feat.
The Blue Plaque can be found at Hoylake.

Lilian Russell Saatweber

The only female on the list. Lilian was one of the first women golfers to play in Manchester.
She opened the clubhouse at Trafford Golf Club because of her popularity & support.

Dr Alister MacKenzie

One of the greatest golf architects to have ever lived because of his course designs, like multi-tier greens.
Famous for fantastic golf courses such as Moortown, Alwoodley, Cypress Point and Augusta National.
This Blue plaque can be found on Lidgett Lane, Leeds.

Golf Clubs with Blue Plaques

Musselburgh Links Golf Course

This can be found at the Musselburgh Old Links Clubhouse.
The Oldest Golf Course in the World Still Being Played and Venue of 6 Open Championships From 1874-1889.

Moortown Golf Club

In memory of the 1929 Ryder Cup match between the USA and Great Britain.
This was the first occasion that the match was played on British Soil.
The Homeside was successful, winning 7 matches to 5.

GolfHall

On this site stood Golfhall, built in 1717.
The world’s first clubhouse was later called Foxton, Golf House Tavern, and Golf Hotel.
Used by the Royal Burgess Bruntsfield Links, Bruntsfield Allied, Edinburgh Thistle, Bruntsfield Short Hole and other golf clubs.

Leeds Golf Club

The original home of the ‘Leeds Cup’, oldest trophy in professional golf worldwide.
Presented by the Professional Golf Association on its formation in 1901.
Presented by Alderman Penrose-Garden, Lord Mayor of Leeds and President of Leeds Golf Club.
To be competed for annually by professional golfers.
The first competition was held in 1902 at Leeds Golf Cub.

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