Royal Wimbledon Golf Club

The Golf Courses of the British Isles Did you know that Dr William Laidlaw Purves was a member at Royal Wimbledon Golf Club? The doctor went on to discover and design the course at and was also one of the founding fathers of the Ladies Golf Union. Golf was probably played on Wimbledon Common in the early 19th century. Records go back to 1864, suggesting that some of the London Scottish Rifle Volunteer Corps, who were posted nearby, met on Wimbledon Common…