In June 1896, David Patrick resigned from his post as greenkeeper at the Royal Wimbledon Golf Club, and returned to his native Fife to set up as a maker of golf clubs in the house and workshop adjacent to the Lundin Golf Club (now 7 Golf Road). He was part of a family of golf club makers. His father, John Patrick, had a thriving business in Leven, before dying suddenly during an outbreak of Cholera in 1866. Three of John Patrick's sons went on to become golf club makers themselves - the eldest, Alexander, being the best known. He continued the Leven business.
David worked for many years in Lundin Links at his house (then named 'Links View') and workshop on Golf Road (see left) - a stone's throw away from the Club House- before retiring. He died there at the age of 90 in 1948.
Do you know more about David Patrick? Do you have any of the clubs or balls that were made in Lundin Links? If so, please comment.
Do you know more about David Patrick? Do you have any of the clubs or balls that were made in Lundin Links? If so, please comment.
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