The R&A World Golf Museum

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The R&A World Golf Museum’s immersive galleries bring the past, present and future of golf to life around you. Thousands of fascinating objects reveal hidden stories of the game and personalities. Explore over 400 years of golf’s history on your tour of our outstanding sporting collection, rooted in St Andrews, recognised worldwide as the home of golf. Connect with the medieval origins of the game and discover its global development through golf’s earliest societies, evolving equipment, groundbreaking fashion and world-class championships – including golf’s oldest major, The Open.

There's lots to enjoy at this 5 star experience: discover engaging exhibitions and events, play in our Learning Room, and dress-up before holing a putt on our green.

The R&A Shop offers visitors an extensive selection of products and gift ideas to suit all tastes and budgets. Our 2026 clothing range features leading brands such as Adidas, Abacus and Donald Ross, alongside our exclusive R&A World Golf Museum tartan collection. The Shop also houses collections from The Open, AIG Women’s Open, Senior Open and Walker Cup and is the only shop to do so.

The Collections

Railway poster print of a woman wearing red outfit and hat leaning against the railings and looking over her shoulder at the Royal and Ancient Clubhouse and Old Course. She has a bag of golf clubs next to her.

King William IV Royal Medal of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Gold medal with a gold crown and leaves at the top. Green writing says, "Presented by King William the Fourth". Green, silk ribbon.

Cream and brown leather ladies golf shoes with slight heel.

Jim Barnes Pocket Watch. Round, gold watch with gold chain.

Colourful sketch showing a group of 19th century men playing golf. Golfers wearing red jackets and caddies wearing brown jackets and carrying clubs. Four men gather around a golf hole at the forefront of the picture looking to see whether the ball will roll into the hole. In the left corner a well dressed women holds a baby as she sits on a blanket next to a man holding a glass of wine. They look like they are having a picnic.

Short tree branch with silver plaque saying, "A limb from the true apple tree: Beneath which the Founders of St Andrews of America planned the golf conquest of the United States in 1888. The tree still stands in the garden of Mr George J. Daniels at 626 Palisade Ave, Yonkers, New York USA. Presented to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews Scotland by Robert H. Davis, Member of St Andrews of America, April 1923”

White, square ceramic tile decorated with blue figures in the middle. The two figures hold sticks to the floor with balls. The tile has four blue embellishments in each corner.

St Andrews Railway Poster, about 1925

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Four bright colourful backpacks sit on the interactive map table in the centre of the museum galleries.

Sensory Bags

100 Clubs

On Display

Over 100 historic golf clubs are displayed in the galleries

Golf Fashion

Two children in 1920s fancy dress play with a toy train set.

Play, read or relax in our Learning Room.

LGBTQ+ Pride in Golf

"We were all born with webbed feet and a golf club in our hand."

Tom Morris

Purple museum gallery map with arrows, illustrations and symbols to show areas of different lighting, noise levels, interactivity and busyness.

Download Our Sensory Map

Watch Fife Youth Space Learn Golf

Walter Hagen's 1929 Open Driver

The Oldest Golf Clubs in the World

The R&A World Golf Museum, Bruce Embankment, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AB, UKTel: 01334 460046Email: MuseumFOH@randa.org

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