[David_Tepper]

BBC.com article on Bruntsfield and Leith Links:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230717-the-little-known-courses-that-made-modern-golf
 

[Matt Schoolfield]

Here is the original layout of the Bruntsfield Links:


more info: https://www.bruntsfieldshortholegolfclub.co.uk/history/

I went to grad school in Edinburgh and played it often. I do really enjoy the layout and it's inspired a lot of my thoughts on getting new golfers to take up the sport.

[Marty Bonnar]

They’re hardly ‘little-known’. Anyone with even a minuscule interest in golf history should be aware of them.
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[David_Tepper]

Marty -

The sad fact of the matter is very, very few golfers have even a "minuscule interest in golf history," especially history going back to the 19th century. I would be surprised if even more than 1 in 10 British golfers knew of those 2 courses. In the U.S., I doubt more than 1 in 20 golfers have ever heard of them.

DT   

[Peter Sayegh]

Marty -

The sad fact of the matter is very, very few golfers have even a "minuscule interest in golf history," especially history going back to the 19th century. I would be surprised if even more than 1 in 10 British golfers knew of those 2 courses. In the U.S., I doubt more than 1 in 20 golfers have ever heard of them.

DT

David, you give U.S. golfers too much credit. I'd bet 1 in 1000 have knowledge of Leith and Bruntsfield.
Those who do probably don't believe that Bruntsfield-or any other golf course-"has always been an open park where people can golf, walk or just enjoy the view."

[Tom_Doak]

Marty -

The sad fact of the matter is very, very few golfers have even a "minuscule interest in golf history," especially history going back to the 19th century. I would be surprised if even more than 1 in 10 British golfers knew of those 2 courses. In the U.S., I doubt more than 1 in 20 golfers have ever heard of them.

DT

David, you give U.S. golfers too much credit. I'd bet 1 in 1000 have knowledge of Leith and Bruntsfield.
Those who do probably don't believe that Bruntsfield-or any other golf course-"has always been an open park where people can golf, walk or just enjoy the view."

I would agree with this.  Even when I was there on my year overseas, with all of my knowledge of history, I didn't seek them out.


I have made it a point in recent years to take my interns to the old links at Musselburgh, which is much more impressive than the sign at Leith.  I guess even that neighborhood at Leith was totally changed by cut and fill when it became part of the city, so there's not much there to hang your hat on.

[JLahrman]

Marty -

The sad fact of the matter is very, very few golfers have even a "minuscule interest in golf history," especially history going back to the 19th century. I would be surprised if even more than 1 in 10 British golfers knew of those 2 courses. In the U.S., I doubt more than 1 in 20 golfers have ever heard of them.

DT

Guilty as charged! Although I have significantly less interest and knowledge relative to most people on this website, I certainly have far more interest and knowledge than the average US golfer. I've never heard of Bruntsfield and only know Leith by name from occasionally seeing its name on this site.

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