WHY DOES A PEACE PIPE FEATURE IN THE ROYAL DORNOCH ARCHIVES?
THE Royal Dornoch archives feature everything from 19th Century clubs and faded photographs to landscape paintings…and a Native American peace pipe.
The curious tale of how this unusual artifact came to feature among the rich array of memorabilia in a Highland clubhouse is revealed in the latest edition of the club’s online magazine “Dornoch Days.”
With the opening of the new clubhouse next month, members and visitors alike are sure to enjoy lingering on the staircase to soak-up the heritage of a club counting down to its 150th anniversary in 2027.
The archives team has done sterling work in gathering and recording treasures which had been long forgotten and gathering dust.
Among the enchanting black and white images are some, thankfully, salvaged from a skip by former pro Willie Skinner during renovations in the 1970s, along with volumes of “Golf Illustrated” from the era of legendary secretary John Sutherland, who will feature along with first club pro and renowned US courses architect Donald Ross in a statue commissioned for the pathway to the new clubhouse.
Recollections of a memorable all-expenses-paid team trip to Idaho 20 years ago, and organiser Bob Bostwick’s enduring love affair with the town of Dornoch and the golf courses, feature alongside the “No Laying Up” podcasters waxing lyrical about golf in the Scottish Highlands.
Click on the image below to read the PDF version or go to our Dornoch Days page to view an animated version.
