The
St. Andrews Ladies' Golf Club in Scotland was the first golf
club for women. For 600 years, golf has been played on the grassy
peninsular, the Links, just to the north of the town, St. Andrews.
St Andrews is recognized as the 'home of golf' and the home to the Royal
and Ancient Golf Club. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club, established in 1754 in
St. Andrews, Scotland, was golf's leading authority,
administering the rules of the game and running the Open
Championship. The first 18-hole course, the world famous "Old
Course," was constructed at St. Andrews
and became the standard.
In
the 19th century, female sports was limited to croquet and archery.
In 1867, some members of the
Royal and Ancient Golf Club, with an interest in providing recreation for their daughters, founded the St. Andrews
Ladies' Golf Club. For
the first 30 years, the women's club conducted its affairs from tents on competition days
until 1898 when permission was obtained to erect a shelter. As
golfing for women became more popular in the late nineteenth century, the Ladies' Golf Union
was formed in 1893. The St. Andrews Ladies' Golf Club changed
its name to the Ladies' Putting Club in 1948. Its members
play on the Himalayas, the historic putting green alongside of the
Old Course.
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Sports Prints - 1895
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Clothing
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Illustrations
from the article, "St. Andrews Ladies Golf Club," The
Illustrated London News, 1889.
The
St. Andrews Ladies' Golf Club in Scotland was the first golf
club for women. For 600 years, golf has been played on the grassy
peninsular, the Links, just to the north of the town, St. Andrews.
St Andrews is recognized as the 'home of golf' and the home to the Royal
and Ancient Golf Club. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club, established in 1754 in
St. Andrews, Scotland, was golf's leading authority,
administering the rules of the game and running the Open
Championship. The first 18-hole course, the world famous "Old
Course," was constructed at St. Andrews
and became the standard. 
In
the 19th century, female sports was limited to croquet and archery.
In 1867, some members of the
Royal and Ancient Golf Club, with an interest in providing recreation for their daughters, founded the St. Andrews
Ladies' Golf Club. 
For
the first 30 years, the women's club conducted its affairs from tents on competition days
until 1898 when permission was obtained to erect a shelter. As
golfing for women became more popular in the late nineteenth century, the Ladies' Golf Union
was formed in 1893. The St. Andrews Ladies' Golf Club changed
its name to the Ladies' Putting Club in 1948. Its members
play on the Himalayas, the historic putting green alongside of the
Old Course.
