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Mugdock  Golf Club, Mugdock Castle Course, Stirlingshire. (1875 – 1912)

Eighteen-hole course laid out on land adjacent to Mugdock Castle.

The club was a purely private one originally for John Githrie Smith and friends. It was later leased to Colonel (Hon) James Alexander Read. It ran from 1875 until Read’s death in 1913, when it was promptly dissolved.

 

Mugdock Golf Club, Stirlingshire. Early print showing Mugdock Castle.

Early print showing Mugdock Castle.

 

Ordnance Survey Map below shows Mugdock Castle.

 

Mugdock Golf Club, Stirlingshire. O.S Map from the 1890s showing Mugdock Castle.

O.S Map Revised 1896; © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1899}.

 

Mugdock Golf Club, Stirlingshire. Mugdock Golf Club buttons.

 

Mugdock Golf Club, Stirlingshire. Mugdock Golf Club buttons.

Mugdock Golf Club buttons. Images Courtesy of Dixon Pickup.

 

Result of a competition played on the Mugdock course in May 1902.

 

Mugdock Golf Club, Stirlingshire. Result of a competition played in May 1902.

Kirkintilloch Herald Wednesday 4 June 1902. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

Report on a day on the Mugdock Castle Links in June 1904.

 

Mugdock Golf Club, Stirlingshire. A day on the Mugdock links in June 1904.

 

Mugdock Golf Club, Stirlingshire. A day on the Mugdock links in June 1904.

 

Mugdock Golf Club, Stirlingshire. A day on the Mugdock links in June 1904.

Milngavie and Bearsden Herald Friday 17 June 1904. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

Result of a competition played on the Mugdock Castle course in June 1905. 

 

Mugdock Golf Club, Mugdock Castle Course, Stirlingshire. Competition result played in June 1905.

Milngavie and Bearsden Herald Friday 16 June 1905. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

The report below is from June 1913 and mentions the Mugdock Golf Club.

 

Mugdock Golf Club, Stirlingshire. Report mentions the former Mugdock Golf Club in June 1913.

 

Mugdock Golf Club, Stirlingshire. Report mentions the former Mugdock Golf Club in June 1913.

Milngavie and Bearsden Herald Friday 27 June 1913. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.