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King James VI Golf Club, Perthshire. (1858 - 1897)
Founded in 1858, it originally played and shared the North Inch Golf Course (which is still in existence). The KJVI club moved to its present location at Moncreiffe Island in 1897.
Below is the result of a match played in October 1863.
From the Dunfermline Press Wednesday 7th October 1863. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Interesting extract from a report, with a very famous name, from the Dunfermline Saturday Press Saturday 20th April 1867. "St. Andrews - Golf - University v King Jame's Club Perth. On Saturday last, a return twelve a side match was played here. It will be remembered that a fortnight ago the St Andrews players lost the day at Perth by three holes. On Saturday, however, they fully retrieved their honour. The green was in splendid condition. During the last six months, the end hole has been closed, and most of the other holes removed to different putting greens to get the old greens repaired; but on Saturday, Tom Morris obligingly removed the holes to the usual greens, the improved state of which testifies that Tom not only knows how to improve the Links, but that he is taking the speediest steps for doing so. Immediately after the match a single was played between Tom Morris, sen., and Bob Andrews of Perth, which Tom won on the fifth hole coming in."
Below the result of the first monthly medal in March 1875.
From the Dundee Courier Wednesday 10th March 1875. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Below is the result of a match played over two rounds on North Inch against Glasgow Golf Club in May 1880.
| King James VI Golf Club | Glasgow Golf Club | ||
| R H Robertson, jun. | 3 | W Dolman | 0 |
| R Dunsmore | 5 | A Whitesmith | 0 |
| R Keay | 0 | James Kirk | 3 |
| J C Dow | 3 | James Laing | 1 |
| A S Leitch | 0 | J R Motion | 3 |
| H H Greig | 1 | John Duncan | 0 |
| C J Ritchie | 2 | Percy Wilson | 0 |
| J Donaldson | 1 | T M Motion | 7 |
| Capt. Imrie | 0 | G L Baillie | 3 |
| James F Pullar | 6 | W B Stewart | 0 |
| A Jamieson | 0 | Henry Stewart | 3 |
| R M Kippen | 3 | John Thompson | 5 |
| D S Dow | 4 | T Y Henderson | 5 |
| D J Keay | 6 | Rob Morrison | 0 |
| George Kyd | 2 | Robert Philip | 2 |
| 36 | 32 |
From The Golfing Annual 1888/89.
I would like to thank Ian Cairns author of “Golf over two Inches, the story of Perth’s historical courses” who provided the following additional information on the King James VI club. “The King James VI Golf Club was founded in 1858. Formal play and green keeping had ceased on the South Inch Course in 1834 when the (Royal) Perth Golfing Society relocated to the North Inch. The South Inch clearly became a bit of a mess thereafter and play ceased completely in the 1850s.
King James VI Golf Club arose because it was felt that only one club in Perth i.e the Royal club was insufficient. (as it happened many golfers were initially members of both clubs). Given the dates King James VI, as a constituted club, cannot ever have played on the South Inch. We would believe in Perth that our Royal Club is the only club ever to have played on both Inches."
Below the club move to Moncreiffe Island in June 1897.
From the Dundee Courier Tuesday 22nd June 1897.Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.