Mortonhall Golf Club

Founded in 1892, Mortonhall is the oldest course in the City of Edinburgh over which golf is still played. The estate - part of the Moor of Pentland - was given to St Clair of Rosslyn by Robert the Bruce in the early 14th century. Ground was originally leased from Sir Henry Trotter of Mortonhall,. who allowed the club to use the crest of his family when it was formed .

In 1917 Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon were patients at Craiglockhart, in Edinburgh for officers suffering from psychological trauma. There is evidence that they played golf at Mortonhall GC during this time and the novel 'Regeneration' by Pat Barker, based on their stay, writes of another patient (Anderson) threatening to kill Sassoon with a golf club, following a panic attack on the course.

Three famous golfing figures left their architectural mark on Mortonhall during its formative years, Willie Park, H Taylor and James Braid. When an additional 30 acres were purchased in 1975, Fred Hawtree, the renowned course designer, was commissioned to layout a number of new holes and upgrade all the others.

Today Mortonhall Golf Club is regarded as one of Scotland's premier clubs.