The Hickory Golf Workshop

Swipe through today’s mini-tour of our Hickory Golf Workshop: swing vintage clubs, craft a ball, engrave your own shaft, and walk out with history in your hands. Bookings open all summer just outside St Andrews. #golf

Not sure what to expect? You’re not alone — and that’s part of the magic.
Our guests discover the craft, history, and fun of golf’s golden age at The Hickory Golf Workshop.
Rated #1 for Classes & Workshops in St Andrews — join us for a hands-on journey through golf history.
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Heritage in Hand: A Golf Experience Like No Other

This isn’t a museum. This is where history lives - in your hands.

In our two-hour workshop near St Andrews, you’ll craft a personalised hickory club, and discover the lost art of golf’s golden age.

Book your place now

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The Masters begins.

It’s modern, it’s televised — but its roots are hand-cut and wrapped in leather.

We still build golf that way.

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Ceremonial tee shot. Amen Corner. A dinner for champions.

The Masters is tradition. So is hickory.

We celebrate both.

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Before power fades and laser rangefinders — there was hickory.

What did The Masters look like in the 1930s?

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Masters Week begins today. Augusta gets the spotlight, but the soul of golf lives in hickory shafts and leather grips.

We’ll be posting reflections from the golden age all week.

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Question for today….. 🤔

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📖 ‘Edutainment’ - An activity that combines both educational and entertaining elements

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❓Did you know❓

Early golf clubs were often shaped by hand, but copy lathes revolutionised production. These machines allowed craftsmen to replicate precise clubhead designs, blending tradition with innovation in the evolution of golf

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Comments from the VisitScotland #thistleawards judges ❤️⛳️

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Long nose + Featherie = pure golfing history ⛳️ 📜

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Bobby Jones’ putter ‘Calamity Jane’ featured three sections of whipping to support its cracked hickory shaft.
When Spalding made a replacement, Jones instructed them to add the same three sections of whipping

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The beauty of restoration…. 🔨 🪵 ⛳️

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Less than a week to go until the national thistle awards.
After winning the regional award, we’re proud to be representing the Central and East region in the Innovation in Tourism category.

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A HUGE moment in the evolution of golf!

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Getting the cones shaped on some new hickory shafts ⛳️

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Let’s do it all again next year!!
Bookings for 2025 now available at
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Join us for a historic experience!!

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