John Rattray
Surgeon, Deceased Person
1707 – 1771
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Who was John Rattray?
John Rattray was an Edinburgh surgeon who served as surgeon to Prince Charles Edward Stuart during the Jacobite rising of 1745. He was a proficient archer, winning the Edinburgh Arrow on two occasions, but it is for his golfing achievements that he is principally remembered. A skillful golfer, Rattray won the first competition organised by the Company of Gentleman Golfers to become the 'Captain of Goff' for a year. In this capacity he signed the first ever Rules of Golf.
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