David Forgan: Golf "promotes not only physical health by moral force"

Thanks to Sean Tully of the Meadow Club for digging up David Forgan’s golfer’s creed and posting on Twitter (below). I’ve been asked by a few folks to post research or quotes related to the health and safety of golf when I come across them.

While this doesn’t quite qualify as an empirical work, it’s a keeper for those looking for a little inspiration or maybe fending off golf haters. Or maybe just a certain kind of reassurance that when safe and not disrespectful to times, there is a great reason to love the game and to maintain your pursuit of the royal and ancient.

Incidentally, I only knew Forgan was a descendant of the the St. Andrews Forgan family of clubmakers. It turns out, David decided to go into banking and moved to America where he was buried. Jim Craig, who blogs about various gravesites and the people under them, profiled David Forgan here.

Hard pressed to define golf better than was done here by Mr. Forgan. A gentle reminder of what joys the game can bring in so many ways! What are you doing to enjoy the game and share a golf experience with others? @gwatersgolf @erikanderslang @the_fried_egg @TheChristinaKim pic.twitter.com/xGJmRsG5SU

— Tully (@tullfescue) May 3, 2020

And just because I wanted an excuse to look at some St Andrews photos, a couple shots from 2015 of the Forgan shop location and plaque commemorating its location (now the Old Course shop).