The New Golf Club is an exclusive

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club in St Andrews, Fife,

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. It is one of the three senior men's clubs in St Andrews, along with

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 ...

and the

St Andrews Golf Club St Andrews Golf Club, originally known as St Andrews Mechanics Golf Club, is a private members’ golf club located in St Andrews, Scotland. The club is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world, having been established in 1843. The club does n ...

. The club was founded in 1902. The club does not own a golf course of its own, and consequently members play on the seven public links courses at the

St Andrews Links St Andrews Links in the town of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, is regarded as the "Home of Golf.” It has one of the oldest courses in the world, where the game has been played since the 15th century. Today there are seven public golf courses; the ...

including the Old Course.

History

In 1821 the Cheape family had bought the

including the Old Course. In 1892 the St Andrews Town Council proposed that they and The Royal and Ancient Golf Club share ownership with a condition was that the course remain open to the public. However, The Royal and Ancient Golf Club negotiated a price with Cheape, and in 1893, they purchased it. The Town Council were not happy with the purchase and pursued a new law in Parliament, which became the St Andrews Links Act 1894, in order to obtain the links for the people of the town. The same men, who fought for the new law were the same men who founded The New Golf Club. During this time, the people of the town had no clubhouse, even though there were at least nine golf clubs in St Andrews. Eight local businessmen established the Club in 1902, with

Old Tom Morris Thomas Mitchell Morris (16 June 1821 – 24 May 1908), otherwise known as Old Tom Morris, and The Grand Old Man of Golf, was a Scottish golfer. He was born in St Andrews, Fife, the "home of golf" and location of the St Andrews Links, and died ...

being a supporter, having visited the Club regularly. It was in the New Golf clubhouse that he had the accident which would lead to his eventual death.

Membership

The New Golf Club does not own a golf course of its own, and as a consequence members also need to pay a subscription fee to the St Andrews Links Trust to play on the seven public links courses (the Old, Balgove, Castle, Eden, Jubilee, New, and Strathtyrum golf courses). Members of The New Golf Club can also apply for membership of the St Andrews Thistle Golf Club, along with members of

and

. In 2019 the total membership of the club was 2,200, this included 1,850 ordinary voting members. The maximum numbers of ordinary voting members is 2,000.

The New Golf Club tartan

The St Andrews New Golf Club tartan was produced for the centenary (1902-2002) of the New Club at St Andrews and is restricted to Members of the club. It comes in purple, earth and green.

Honorary Membership

The New Golf Club has only ever had five Honorary Members in over a century, and never more than one at any one time: *

(16 June 1821 – 24 May 1908) He won 4 Open Championships. Hon. Member; 1902 – 1908. *

Sandy Herd Alexander "Sandy" Herd (24 April 1868 – 18 February 1944) was a Scottish professional golfer from St Andrews. He won The Open Championship in 1902 at Hoylake. Early life Born in St Andrews, Scotland, on 24 April 1868, to a golfing family, He ...

(24 April 1868 – 18 February 1944) He won one major golf championship, the

1902 Open Championship The 1902 Open Championship was the 42nd Open Championship, held 4–5 June at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. Sandy Herd won the Championship, a stroke ahead of runners-up James Braid and Harry Vardon. All entries played 36 h ...

. Hon. Member; 1938 – 1944. * Bobby Jones (17 March 1902 – 18 December 1971) He won the

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of all four major golf tournaments; the

1930 Open Championship The 1930 Open Championship was the 65th Open Championship, held 18–20 June at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. Bobby Jones won his third Open Championship title, two strokes ahead of runners-up Leo Diegel and Macdonald Smith ...

, the 1930 Amateur Championship, the 1930 U.S. Open, and the 1930 U.S. Amateur Championship. Hon. Member; 1958 – 1971. *

Arnold Palmer Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Dating back to 1955, he won numerous ev ...

(10 September 1929 – 25 September 2016) He won 7 major golf championships, including 2 Open Championships. Hon. Member; 1973 - 2016. * Tom Watson (born 4 September 1949) He has won 8 major golf championships, including 5 Open Championships. Hon. Member; 2018 - date.

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