Draft:Royal Colleges Golf Club
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Origin of the Club
During the Winter of 1889-90 the idea of holding a friendly golf match between players of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh occurred to certain of the Fellows. The plan was warmly taken up, and ti was arranged to hold the match on Gullane Links on 26th March 1890. It was thereafter agreed that the match should be by holes, and should be played by teams from each College.
This match was played on the date mentioned, and was won by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh by 20 holes.
The Colleges were represented in the first match by the following players:-
| Inaugural RCGC Inter-College match 1890 | |
|---|---|
| RCSEd | RCPEd |
| John Duncan | Alex Ballantyne |
| George A Berry | Sir John Batty Tuke Sen. |
| Frances Cadell | Stokman |
| D Argyll Robertson | PA Young |
| John Chiene | James Carmichael |
| RH Blaikie | FWN Haultain |
| David Wallace | TR Ronaldson |
| Scott Lang | John Batty Tuke Jnr |
| RE Wood | GHM Dunlop |
| RM Johnston | D Noel Paton |
| J Bruce Ronaldson | A Douglas Webster |
| CW Cathcart | George A Gibson |
After the match the Fellows were entertained to lunch by Dr Batty Tuke, and in the afternoon various foursomes and other matches were played.
On the return journey a meeting was held, Dr John Duncan, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, in the Chair. The following resolutions were passed:-
1. That a Golf Club be formed amongst the Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Surgeons, to be called the Royal Colleges Golf Club.
2. That each Fellow interested in Golf be asked to subscribe' one guinea towards the purchase of a suitable trophy, the said trophy to be played for annually by teams from each College, and to remain in the custody of the winning College for one year.
In response to a letter sent to all resident Fellows of the Royal Colleges, 90 Fellows joined the Club:
| Original RCGC member, 1890 | |
|---|---|
| Physicians | Surgeons |
| James Andrew | JET Aitchison |
| TAG Balfour | Joseph Bell |
| Alex Ballantyne | George A Berry |
| AHF Balfour | RH Blaikie |
| Byrom Bramwell | Frances Cadell |
| NT Brewis | FM Caird |
| Alexander Bruce | CW Cathcart |
| JB Buist | John Chiene |
| James Carmichael | William Craig |
| TFS Caverhill | RJ Blair Cunynghame |
| GHM Dunlop | John Duncan |
| Sir TR Fraser | James Dunsmore |
| George A Gibson | WA Finlay |
| WS Greenfield | JD Gillespie |
| FWN Haultain | JWB Hodson |
| Alexander James | RE Horsley |
| P McBride | James Hutcheson |
| Sir Douglas Maclagen | James Jamieson |
| R Craig Maclagen | RM Johnston |
| Claud Muirhead | Harvey Littlejohn |
| R Milne Murray | J Lowe |
| D Noel Paton | RA Lundie |
| RW Philip | CW MacGillivray |
| John Playfair | George Mackay |
| James Ritchie | PH Maclaren |
| R Peel Ritchie | A Matthew |
| TR Ronaldson | D Menzies |
| Sir John Sibbald | AG Miller |
| Sir AR Simpson | Argyll D Robertson |
| Sir T Grainger Stewart | J Bruce Ronaldson |
| Sir John Batty Tuke | J Maxwell Ross |
| John Batty Tuke | AM Sanderson |
| CE Underhill | A Semple |
| A Douglas Webster | John Smith |
| T Graham Weir | Harold J Stiles |
| G Sims Woodhead | J Symington |
| PA Young | CH Thatcher |
| William Zeigler | Alexis Thomson |
| David Wallace | |
| Sir PH Watson | |
| RE Wood | |
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