The Nairn Golf Club will celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2012 by hosting the 37th Curtis Cup Match. The club was conceived in 1887 by Edinburgh-born advocate Robert Finlay, who rose to become a Viscount after presiding for three years as Britain’s Lord Chancellor.

      The astute Finlay persuaded influential London friends to join as members. The property nestled on the shores of the Moray Firth featured a highland wilderness of gorse and heather for which Archie Simpson, professional and keeper of the green at Royal Aberdeen, created the original design. Later, Old Tom Morris totally redesigned the layout and extended it westward over the Earl of Cawdor’s property.

      PAR AND YARDAGE: The Nairn Golf Club will be set up at 6,305 yards and will play to a par of 36-36—72. 

      ARCHITECT/CLUB HISTORY: The 2012 Curtis Cup Match will be conducted on the Championship Course at The Nairn Golf Club. Established in 1887, the course was originally designed by Archie Simpson, the professional and greenkeeper at St. Andrews, though Old Tom Morris was also instrumental in the initial course creation. Nairn has undergone renovations by James Braid and Ben Sayers.

      WHAT IS THE CURTIS CUP MATCH: The Curtis Cup Match is contested by female amateur players, one team from the United States of America and one team composed of players from England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The teams consist of not more than eight players and a captain. The Match is conducted every two years, alternately in the USA and in Great Britain and Ireland.

       

       

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