The Centenary of Alva Golf Club is an occasion that all its members can be very proud of. Throughout the year there will be various events where members past and present, their friends and their families can all share in the celebrations to help mark this milestone in the Club's history.

When Longbank Park was first leased from Miss Caroline Johnstone in the spring of 1900 for the formation of a golf course, few people could have imagined that a century later Alva Golf Club would still be going strong at the foot of the Ochils. From its humble beginning as an addition to the town's tourist attractions, to the modern day demands placed upon it as a Golf Club, its survival can be credited to the many volunteers who throughout the years have sacrificed their time, for both its continuation and development.

When the Centenary Committee first considered the task of compiling what you are about to read, it naively thought that owing to its comparatively small size Alva Golf Club would have played somewhat of a minor role on the golfing stage. What has emerged from over three years of research was a Club steeped in a rich and colourful history of events, characters and achievements, many of which are long overdue proper recognition. On reading the following we hope that you can not only share in these sporting recollections, but have a glimpse of the rich history, easily misplaced in this modern age, that Alva's model burgh has to offer.

This website is dedicated to all the members, past and present, who have given their voluntary time for the good of Alva Golf Club.

Alva Golf Club Centenary Committee.