Montrose has three golf clubs:

Royal Montrose Golf Club
Montrose Mercantile Golf Club
Montrose Caledonian Golf Club

The Medal course at Montrose is a majestic layout in the true traditions of Scottish links golf and has hosted many important events in its history, including the Scottish Professional Championship in 1967 and 1970. The Scottish Amateur Championship was held in 1975 and the British Boy’s Championship along with the Internationals in 1991.

Because of all these factors the Links was honoured by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in being chosen as a final qualifier course for the Open Championship in 1999 and again recently in 2007.

Northesk River

Just north of Montrose is The North Esk which can produce about 1000 salmon and grilse in a season. The river runs south east for a distance of 35 miles to enter the North Sea north of Montrose and is one of the best rivers in th UK for fishing. Permits are required.

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Introduction to Montrose and the town’s History

Montrose has a very old history. The charter for the town was granted by King David I in the early 11th century, although the charter is now lost. Early place names show the existence of a Norse settlement in the present harbour area. A 13th century mediaeval church once existed on the site of the present Old Church. In 1329 the year King Robert the Bruce donated money to a teacher to build the earliest recorded school, now the Montrose Academy.

Montrose had a prominent role at the Reformation. John Erskine of Dun, George Wishart and Andrew Melville were important reformers, while John Knox celebrated the first protestant communion at the Erskine’s country house. In the troubled period of the 17th and 18th centuries, the town made important contributions, James Graham, the Marquis of Montrose, signed the National Covenant, but he switched to the King’s side only to be captured and executed in Edinburgh. In 1715 the Jacobite rebellion ended when King James escaped back to France from Montrose. A Jacobite army moved through the town in 1745 and the following February the largest naval battle of the war was fought in Montrose Harbour.

Since then Montrose has been more sedate. Trade with the Baltic, whaling, and flax spinning have all been major industries in the town.

Today Oil and Pharmaceuticals provide most of the jobs in the town. But Montrose continues to flourish with a history stretching back thousands of years.