The St Andrews Thistle Golf Club was formed in 1817, making it one of the oldest golf clubs in the world. Reformed in 1865 as an artisan club, it has played over the Links of St Andrews ever since, with Old Tom Morris among its Honorary Members.
Today we are a friendly members' club with a full calendar of medals, knockouts and outings across the Old, New, Jubilee, Eden, Strathtyrum and Castle courses. Membership is open to members of The St Andrews Golf Club, The New Golf Club or The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.
Open to members of the St Andrews, New and Royal and Ancient clubs. Find out how to apply, what it costs and how the season works.
The season's medals, knockouts, Spring and Autumn outings, prize-giving and AGM. Download this year's fixture list and see how the knockouts work.
More than forty trophies, some played for since the 1800s. Every winner since the first is recorded, from the Challenge Medal of 1819 to this season's champions.
20/08/2026
Many of you will know club member Gary Sharp, the talented golfer from Dunfermline. What many of you will not know; he is only the 2nd most talented golfer in the family; he has past that particular crown to his son Jack, who joined the Club in the summer and is now perhaps our youngest member Having graduated this year, Jack has become somewhat of an entrepreneur in the local golfing scene and is currently working on a project, with a local kilt maker, to recycle the waste material in to something beautiful; bespoke handmade wood covers to personal order. I have been working with Jack to produce something that has a Thistle GC logo and I’m delighted with the outcome, although some of you may not like the ‘Munro Clan’ Tartan. I would like to reassure you all that the Thistle Club is only promoting Jack’s venture and has no financial or other interest in his business and your contract with Jack is purely personal. The product in environmentally friendly and I’m happy to show any of you the quality of the finish, I also think it would make a nice Christmas present for any golfer. Jack can be contacted at JackSharp03@hotmail.com for details and pricing’s etc. Good luck Jack in your new venture.
Captain Dave Binyon - thistle.captain@gmail.com
Secretary Andrew Killean - thistle.secretary@gmail.com
Treasurer John Nicol - thistle.treasurer@gmail.com
Match & Competition Secretary Callan Duck - thistle.matchsec@gmail.com
We play from The St Andrews Golf Club, Links House, 13 The Links, St Andrews KY16 9JB. Contact & Visit has a map, the dress code and a contact form.