Royal Burgess: The golf club with Scotland's biggest junior section

The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh may be the world’s oldest golf club, but its future seems to rest in some very young hands Would some clubs prefer that juniors were seen but not heard? Youngsters may inevitably be the future of membership, but stories persist of them being kept at the margins – denied entry to competitions simply because of their age and handicaps. But at the world’s oldest golf club, children are thoroughly welcomed into a near three century tradition. The result is a category whose sheer size may make you think you’ve misheard the number. At The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh, there are 173 juniors and chiefs at the Barnton club couldn’t be happier that they are ‘taking over’. Founded in 1735, and widely recognised as the oldest golf club in the world, its members played at Bruntsfield Links and Musselburgh before moving to their present Barnton site more than 130 years ago. Renowned for its spectacular clubhouse, with its glorious Victorian detailing and treasure trove of memorabilia, the club is now forging a new reputation for moulding the golfers of the future. And it all started from a desire to become a more
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