Shackelford points us to this Graham Brown article in the Courier about the sale of Simpsons Golf Shop near the first tee at the Carnoustie Championship Links:
With its distinctive multi-coloured umbrella tower, Simpsons has stood on Links Parade since being founded by unsung Scots golfing legend Robert Simpson in 1883.
The premises are a short chip away from Carnoustie’s Championship Course, which Simpson helped old Tom Morris redesign.
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| This was my welcome to Carnoustie on my one visit in 1991, which made me feel right at home. |
Robert Simpson was the fifth of six golfing brothers in his family, and brother Jack won the 1884 Open Championship.
The new owners, Margaret and David Valentine, have ambitious plans for the shop, believed to be the second oldest golf shop in the world, as per these comments from Mr. Valentine:
Speaking exclusively to The Courier, he said: “Our decision to buy the shop was because of our interest in developing the Simpsons brand.
“Few visitors to Carnoustie know much, if anything, about Robert Simpson and the fabulous contribution the Simpson family made to the world of golf in the early 20th century. We will start by telling the story of Simpsons in China where I have extensive golf industry and media connections,” said Mr Valentine.
“This year is the 30th anniversary of golf in China and my intention is to co-produce a Simpsons book with a Chinese golf writer and at the same time introduce hickory golf tournaments as a marketing platform for Simpsons branded heritage products.”
Needless to say, readers of this blog are well familiar with the many contributions to golf of the Simpson family, and I assume would be active supporters of Simpson branded products. For what it's worth, I've always considered myself sufficiently short and near-sighted to fit in well in China.
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