Scotland's capital has a long association with golf with records of a dispute between cobblers and golf ball makers in North Leith in 1552. Leith Links was the venue for the first golf international, between Scotland and England, in 1681 with Charles II's brother, the Duke of York, and a cobbler (and noted golfer), John Patersone representing Scotland. His share of the winnings was enough for Paterson to buy a house in the Canongate. Leith Links was the original home of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers (now at Muirfield) and they organised the world's first golf competition in the city in 1744.

In addition to a rich golfing history, the city was home to many fine clubmakers from the earliest known anywhere, Simon Cossar and Andrew Dickson, to innovative firms from the early 20th century such as Hendry and Bishop and Cochrane's.

Three clubs, a wood, an iron and a putter from makers in Edinburgh are complemented by an antique golf bag to display them in.

Each set comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity, a description of the clubs and a brief history of golf in the town and the clubmakers. The pictured set shows a Hendry and Bishop spoon, a Gibson (before his Kinghorn days he had a workshop in Edinburgh) mashie niblick and a J Patrick Willie Park patent putter.

Price $690.00 Reference: COL004