The Royal Perth Golfing Society, or its full name of The Royal Perth Golfing Society & County and City Club, is a golfing and private members club in
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...
,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
, with premises overlooking the
North Inch
North Inch is a large public park in Perth, Scotland. About 54 hectares in size, it is one of two "Inches" in Perth, the other being the smaller, 31-hectare South Inch, located half a mile across the city. The inches were granted to the city, w ...
.
History
The Perth Golfing Society was formed in 1824.
In 1833
King William IV
William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded hi ...
granted the Society his Royal Patronage. This was the very first grant of royal patronage to a Golfing Society, notably a year ''before''
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world. It is a private members-only club based in St Andrews in Scotland. It was previously known colloquially as "The R&A", but in 2004, a new organisation kn ...
, which is often wrongly presumed to be the first.
There are now over 70 clubs throughout the world
entitled to use the name 'Royal' and Perth is proud to be the oldest.
See also
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List of golf clubs granted Royal status
This is a list of golf clubs that have been granted permission to bear the appellation of "Royal", having been bestowed by a reigning monarch, such as from British, Spanish, Belgian, Nepalese, Dutch, or Swedish monarchs. To receive the honou ...
Further reading
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External links
1824 establishments in Scotland
Sports clubs established in the 1820s
Golf clubs and courses in Perth and Kinross
Perth Golfing Society
Sport in Perth, Scotland
Gentlemen's clubs in Scotland
Organizations established in 1824
Royal golf clubs
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