EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UK - circa 17 May 1867 - Grand golf tournament by professional players on Leith links in Edinburgh 17th May 1867. This group port
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UK - circa 17 May 1867 - Grand golf tournament by professional players on Leith links in Edinburgh 17th May 1867. This group portrait was probably taken at the Water of Leith as a promotional image or as a news photo after the the origins of the game of golf are lost in mists of time, these golfers were among the first generation who were professional - in the sense that the first official tournament was held in Prestwick, Ayeshire, Scotland in 1860. The men in the photo from left to right: A Strath, D Park, Bob Kirk, Jas Anderson, Jamie Dunn, WM Dow, Willie Dunn, A Greig, Tom Morris, Tom Morris Jnr, GEO Morris - Photo: Geopix
Size: 3474px × 2220px
Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Geopix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: Yes
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