Welcome to the website of George Heriot's School Former Pupils Golf Club.
Heriot’s FPGolf Club was formed 118 years ago and with over 170 members is by far the most active FP golf club in Scotland - our annual dinner alone attracts more people than 'Sonians, Accies & Stewarts combined.
Club competitions run throughout the year, including a hole in hole, A and B championships, foursomes throughout the summer and greensomes in the winter, giving members a chance to play courses all over Scotland. We also have matches against other clubs, golf’s unique handicap system giving players of all abilities the chance to represent the Heriot badge. In recent years the scratch teams have performed well winning the Grafton Morrisch trophy at Hunstanton, The Coronation Schools here in Edinburgh and of course the Dispatch Trophy.
There are three outings each year, playing a links course in the spring , Muirfield for the summer meeting, then in the autumn we go inland, last year to Cawder. Every three years the autumn outing takes the shape of a tour, which will take us to Speyside in September, three years ago twenty one of us, ages ranging from thirties to eighties, abilities from scratch to 22, enjoyed a very successful trip to Royal Dornoch, while taking in Brora and Tain along the way.
The social side is never neglected. There is a formal dinner in early October (10th this year) at Goldenacre. In June we hold a fun evening at the old course in Musselburgh, where members and partners negotiate round the historic links using old hickory clubs at certain holes, followed by a meal and suitable refreshments.
Over the years the club has produced not only some of the great golfers of the Lothians, but many of the leading administrators in the game, indeed the immediate past president of the Scottish Golf Union Graham Ewart is a member, as is Peter Dawson secretary of the Royal and Ancient of St Andrews.
Subscription £20.00 p.a Further information contact Colin Dempster secretary, an application form can be downloaded from the contacts page.
14 Ainslie Place Edinburgh , c dempster@UK.EY.COM |
