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John Duncan
Elie/Glasgow/Stirling

John Duncan was born in Earlsferry (the other half of Elie), which was also the home of James Braid, on 28 March1861.

He began his professional career at Peebles, in the borders, in 1893 before taking up a position at Glasgow Kelvinside in 1895, the two appontments separated by a spell in George Forrester's workshop . In 1901 he became professional at Stirling (following Young Tom Morris which was quite an act to follow) but remained in post there until retiring aged 74 in 1935. Club members still compete for the John Duncan Trophy.

During his tiime at Stirling he also found time to design the courses at Killin, Kenmore and Dunkeld in Perthshire.

He was at secretary to the Scottish PGA from 1910. He died in September 1939.

His son, Thomas H Duncan, was his asisistant for six years gefore going to the United States in 1925 as professional at the Silver Lake club in Akron, OH, moving to the Breathnach club in the same city in 1932.

Image courtesy of Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum.

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