Strathaven Golf Club

Organised golf was first played at Strathaven in 1897 when locals played over a 9-hole course at Brownmuir Farm. Ten years later, Strathaven Golf Club was formed when land at West Overton Farm became available and a new 9-hole course was designed by Willie Fernie, the 1883 Open Champion from Troon. In the early 1960s, the club purchased an adjacent farm named West Coldstream and an additional nine holes were designed and constructed by John R. Stutt. Many…