Medals

A snippet, and don't let anyone tell you that we don't try and educate you at Mapperley Golf Club. Do you know why a Medal competition is called that?

In the late 18th Century, a competition was inaugurated at Blackheath Golf Club in London, said to be the oldest golf club in the world. The lunch club, known as the Knuckle Club presented the 'Knuckle Club Medal', which is a strokeplay competition which is still played for every year in the Spring. First competed for in 1769, it is the oldest golf trophy in the world, and more importantly, has given us the word 'medal'. There's a picture of the medal on the Blackheath website.



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