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Moray Golf Club,
Stotfield Road,
Lossiemouth,
Scotland, IV31 6QS

Tel:
+44(0)1343 812018

Fax:
+44(0)1343 815102

Email:
secretary@moraygolf.co.uk

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Moray Golf Club was founded in 1889 and formally opened on 30th March of that year.

The Old Course was laid out by Old Tom Morris who became a frequent visitor and played a number of exhibition matches in the early years.

In these early years of Moray Golf Club, the membership included a number of distillers and the effects of their vision and foresight continue to be enjoyed by members to the present day.

These distiller members who had been laying down whisky since the formation of the club and in 1900 the club purchased one hogshead (54 Imperial gallons) of Glen Grant 1894 whisky at 7/6 per gallon, one of 1897 at 5/- and two of 1900 at 2/6.This practice continues to the present day and five or six hogsheads are bought annually and bottled for the club at ten years of age.

Glen Grant continued to be the "club malt" until 1992 when the club changed to "Macallan" having laid down hogsheads ofMacallan some years previously. Today's "club malt" is a 12 year old single malt.

 




In November 1889 "Ivy Cottage" was secured as a clubhouse for the members, but the members were anxious to have their own purpose built clubhouse and the foundation stone was laid in July 1892. It was completed and officially opened on 2nd January 1893.

Rapidly increasing membership, and particularly the number of ladies saw the building of much larger clubhouse with a ladies room and locker room on the same site was completed in 1900. It was further enlarged in 1923 and this is essentially the same clubhouse which is in use today.

 

 

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