Iain (1966) born and bred in Scotland, is the 5th generation of a golfing family. He 1983 turned professional, and along with his normal work as head professional at G&CC Hoenshuis, he spends his spare time researching and studying of golf history. Iain has one of the largest collections of golf books and hickory golf clubs in Europe, and a unique collection of antique woods and irons that came from the oldest European golf clubs. He is a member of the British golf collectors society, the European association of golf historians and collector’s, is the official archivist of PGA Holland., a member of the NGF Heritage commitee and the foundation Early Golf.


Iain has had an impressive selection of historical articles published in many countries en languages, and has recently written the century book for PGA Holland and wrote and published to the book "Golf Professionals of the European Continent ". He was one of the team leaders co-ordinating the NGF‘s exhibition “Golf” which will took place in the Haags historic museum in 2014.

In the 1980’s, Iain learnt the art of club repair and restoration from a famous English club maker and he uses this knowledge during his current restoration projects.

Iain was the Dutch Professional Champion in1992 National senior champion in 2018,Iain plays regularly in hickory championships. Iain has won the German French and Dutch  Open Hickory Championships 4 times

, the English title in 2010, and the European in 2013 and 2018


You can find more information web site on Iain’s other website www.isforgolf.nl

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