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CHAPTERIX
PROMINENTBURGESSPLAYERS
Tisdifficulttoestimatethegolfingprowessofthose
membersoftheBurgesswhoplayedoverBrunts-
fieldLinksduringthegreaterpartoftheeighteenth
andnineteenthcenturies.Thenumberandlengthof
theholesconstitutingaroundvariedconsiderably,
especiallyintheearlierperiod,andnaturallycannot
inanywaybecomparedtothepresentlyaccepted
schemeofthegame.NodoubttheSocietyhadits
specialmenofskillinthosedaysasithasnow,although
formanyyearsprizeballsformedtheonlyrecompense
ofgoodplay,apartfrompersonalsatisfaction,untilthe
adventofmorecostlytrophies.
OrlandoHart,firstknownCaptainoftheSociety,
mustbeconsideredoneofthebestplayersofhistime,
hisnamerepeatedlyappearingintheminutesasfirst
prize-winner.Mentionmustalsobemadeofsuch
playersasDanielKerr,CharlesRhind,CaptainJoseph
Williamson,JohnMeggat,andFrancisBraidwood,
whoviedwitheachotheraspremiumballwinners.
ButitisnotuntiltheadventofthepresentGoldMedal
in1816thatanyrealcomparisoncanbeplacedupon
individualmerit.ThefirstwinneroftheMedalwas
AndrewSpalding,whorepeatedhissuccessin182-8and
1832.JamesReidwontheMedalin1817,1819,and
1825,andmustalsohavebeenafront-rankerofhis
period.Wecanimaginethekeenstrugglesafew
yearslaterbetweensuchplayersasCaptainJohnRhind
andSecretaryJohnMartin,bothsplendidplayersofthe
oldschool.JohnRhindwontheMedalin1836,
followingupthatsuccessin1841and1842,andagain
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Chronicle of the Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh, 1735-1935
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