The Burntisland Golf Club is formed. Erskine was required to preserve the course for golf. The St. Andrews Club chooses to elect its captains rather than award captaincy to the winner of the Silver Cup. 1810 Earliest recorded reference to a women's competition at Musselburgh. The Bangalore Club is formed, the first club outside of the British Isles.
Hickory imported from America is used to make golf shafts.
The North Berwick Club is founded, the first to include women in its activities, although they are not permitted to play in competitions. The St. Andrews Golfers ban the stymie, but rescind the ban one year later. The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers abandons the deteriorating Leith Links, moving to Musselburgh. Blackheath follows Leith in expanding its course from five to seven holes. North Berwick also had seven holes at the time, although the trend toward a standard eighteen had begun.