St Andrews - British Golf Museum

Golfing enthusiasts should not miss the new British Golf Museum (1990), which documents the history of this home of golf from the Middle Ages to the present day. As well as many historic exhibits, the exhibition shows the development of the golf ball, the club, the rules and the techniques. Detailed information is also given on some of the famous championships and golfing celebrities, starting with Tom Morris (father and son), who in the middle of the 19th century both won the "Open" four times, Harry Vardon, six times winner of the "Open" between 1894 and 1914, Lady Margaret Scott who was Ladies Champion three times at the end of the 19th century, not forgetting Peter Thompson and Nick Faldo, names from the recent past who were both winners of the "British Open" on more than one occasion.