Edinburgh Rotary Golf Club - March 2021

Formed in 1913

As one of the oldest Rotary Golf Clubs we celebrated our Golf Club's centenary during 2013-14.

The Club’s membership of about 40 is derived not only from the Rotary Club of Edinburgh, but a number of other Rotary Clubs in Edinburgh and the surrounding area – this includes a significant contingent from the Rotary Clubs of Peebles and IWT (Innerleithen, Walkerburn and Traquair).

Club members enjoy golf and fellowship during six outings per year (one each month from April to September inclusive) to a variety of courses in the Area. Members compete for a number of prestigious trophies, not only during these outings but also in annual singles and foursomes knock-out competitions. They also play annual matches against Rotarian golfers from Dunfermline and Glasgow - our annual needle match with the Rotary Club of Glasgow for the Dobbie Cup has been played for since 1914 and is thought to be one of the oldest competitions in Rotary the world over.

During the Centenary Year (see above), we held a Charity Golf Day at Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society. This has now become an annual event, held during July, and a significant fund-raiser for the Rotary Club’s Jubilee Charity Fund.

The Golf Club Secretary can be contacted through the 'Contact Us' - 'Golf' Tab above.

November 2020 update:

What turned out to be the final outing of the year took place on a very windy day at Kilspindie on 22nd September. The winner was John Patterson on 38 points; second was Robert Menzies on 34 points with John Huffer third on 33 points on countback on the best inward half. Twenty took part including three guests.
The annual match with Glasgow took place at Bruntsfield on 7th October when sadly we were defeated in a keenly contested match by the Glasgow club by 3.5 points to 1.5 points.
The final outing of the year which was scheduled for Preston field on 13tih October was called off because of the tightened COVD 19 restrictions.
The golf club AGM is scheduled for Thursday 10th December.

March 2021 Update:

The Golf Club Committee for 2021 is as follows :-

Ian Starkey - Captain

Mike Clay - Vice Captain

Phil Yelland - Secretary

Alan Hately - Treasurer

Ian Spence - Committee Member

The subscription for 2021 will be £ 20.

The dates for the outings will be confirmed in due course but the first scheduled outing is on Tuesday 27th April at Gullane Number 3.

The Charity Golf Day is scheduled for Wednesday 7th July at Bruntsfield.

'What We Do' Main Pages:

Edinburgh Park Station

Maintaining Station Platform Planters

An Autumn 2022 update on the activities of the Contact Clubs can be found by clicking on the button below.

Planting Purple Crocuses on the bank above the Silverknowes Boardwalk Cafe in mid-November 2018.

Club supports Edinburgh Direct Aid's work in disaster hit Beirut. October 8th Report from Maggie Tookey

Raising funds to send pupils to RYLA Camps

The Club has been supporting the David School in Sierra Leone through visits and funding for several years. The latest Messenger can be downloaded below.