1842 - 1917
Laidlaw Purves Scottish Golf
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| Birthday |
16th April, 1842
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| Birthplace |
Edinburgh, Scotland
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| Died |
30th December, 1917
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| Place of Death |
Wimbledon, England
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Nationality |
Scottish
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| Occupation Text |
Surgeon
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| Occupation |
Golf
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William Laidlaw Purves MRCS, LRCP (16 April 1842 – 30 December 1917) was a Scottish-born surgeon who worked in London as an aural and ophthalmic surgeon. He contributed specialist articles to the medical literature but is mainly remembered for his contributions to golf. He planned and designed the course that became Royal St Georges in Kent and was an important figure in the establishment of the Ladies Golf Union in the United Kingdom. He was a prime mover in introducing the rules of handicapping into British golf.
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