Golfing emigrants from Scotland

With the Ryder Cup being held later this year at Gleneagles, just ten minutes from our office, golf is on our minds. So we thought it might be interesting to delve a little into golf history with this map, showing the origins of some Scottish golfing emigrants to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Some of the names are very well known - Auchterlonie, Braid, Park - others, less so. There are professional golfers, caddies, clubmakers, greenkeepers and instructors. This is an ongoing project and we will be updating it in the run-up to the Ryder Cup.

Click on the map or the slider to zoom in/out, and click on a marker to see details about emigrant golfers from each town or village. A typical entry will give name, age, occupation, birthplace, destination, contact in Scotland and contact in the US.

If you're planning to visit Scotland this year, for the Ryder Cup, why not take advantage of our special offer and find out more about your Scottish ancestry. We can even organise custom tours to the places your ancestors worked. Contact us for further information.

Many of these emigrants gave golf and country clubs as their contact address in the US. These clubs include:

• Algonquin Golf Club, Kirkwood, Mo
• Allegheny Country Golf Club, Sewickley, Pa
• Baltusnol Golf Club, Short Hills, NJ
• Beaconsfield Golf Club, Montreal, Can
• Cape Fear Country Club, Wilmington
• Convent Country Club, Convent, NJ
• Country Club, Bally, Pa
• Country Club, Springfield, Ill
• Country Golf Club, Long Branch, NJ
• Country Golf Club, Somerville, NJ
• County Club, Birmingham, Ala
• County Club, Fort Smith, Ark
• Edgeville Golf Club, Chicago
• Edgewick Golf Club, Pittsburgh
• Exmoor Country Club, Highland Park, Ill
• Glen Echo Golf Club, St Louis, Mo
• Glenview Golf Club, Chicago
• Huntington Valley Country Club, Jenkintown, Pa
• India Hill Country Club, Chicago
• Knollwood Country Club, White Plains, NY
• Lids Country Club, Long Beach, LI
• Los Angeles Country Club, LA
• Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pa
• Municipal Golf Club, Jacksonville, Flo
• Nassau County Golf Club, Glen Cove, NY
• New Canaan Country Club, New Canaan, Conn
• New Evanston Golf Club, Evanston, Illinois
• Oak Park Golf Club, Oak Park, Ill
• Oakley Country Club, Watertown, Mass
• Oakwood Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio
• Otto Country Golf Club, Orchard Lake, Mich
• Philadelphia Country Club, Philadelphia, Pa
• Philadelphia Golf Club
• Pittsburgh Field Club, Aspinwall, Pa
• Pittsburgh Golf Club
• Portland Golf Club, Selwood, Oregon
• Richmond Country Club, Staten Island, NY
• Riverside Golf Club, Riverside, Ill
• Rock Island Golf Club
• Rosevale Golf Club, New York
• Roseville Golf Club, Newark, NJ
• Royal Automobile Golf Club, Orchard Lake, Mich
• Rye [Alawames?] Golf Club, NY
• Slezenger Golf Club, New York
• Springhaven Country Club, Chester, Pa
• St Charles Country Club, Winnipeg, Man
• Whitemarsh Valley Country Club, Chestnut Hill, Pa
• Wykagyl County Club, New Rochelle, NY