In 1899 they moved to Springfield, New York and worked as Club and Ball Makers at Otsego Country Club. Val Fitzjohn was a member of Dirleton Castle Golf Club, winning the Wotherspoon Medal in 1897 and two years later he finished third in the US Open at Baltimore. Robert D. Fisher established a clubmaking business in Gullane in 1905. He lived and worked from Briar Cottage in Templar Place. Robert and his brother Tom Fisher were members of Dirleton Castle and their names are inscribed on many of the Club medals. Robert continued to give golf lesson on Gullane links until he died in 1947. James Langlands a greenkeeper at Gullane emigrated to America in 1912 and was appointed professional and greenkeeper at Weequahic Park Golf Club, Newark the oldest public course in New Jersey. James Lindsay, son of the railway porter at Gullane, apprenticed as a plumber before emigrating to America in 1913 when he was appointed golf instructor at Oak Park Country Club in Illinois. Robert Fortune born in Aberlady, was a caddie at Gullane before he emigrated to America in 1922. Bob Fortune was appointed golf pro at Conneaut Country Club, Ohio and in 1925 he moved to Greenville Country Club, PA. William Jolly was also a greenkeeper living at the Old Manse, Dirleton. He emigrated in 1924 and was employed by the Independence Country Club, Kansas. Forbes Thornton born in Gullane and a member of Dirleton Castle Golf Club emigrated in 1924 and was appointed golf pro at Bellevue Golf Club, Melrose, Boston. Robert Plain joined the professional ranks in 1914 and following WW1 he settled in Gullane. Plain won the Haldane Cup in 1919 as a member of Dirleton Castle Golf Club. Bob was a popular teacher of the game and gave lesson on the links at Gullane until the 1950s. Jack White the professional at Sunningdale and Open Champion in 1904, moved to Gullane in 1926 and started a clubmaking business in the property next to the present professionals shop and later in a two storey building (now demolished) in Goose Green Mews. His first apprentice was W. J. 'Bud' Russell, son of Sandie Russell, the starter at Gullane No.1 course. Bud Russell emigrated to Australia in 1930 and was appointed pro at Barwon Heads Golf Club, Victoria where he remained for 57 years. Another apprentice, Hugh Watt became professional at Barnton, before being appointed to Gullane Golf Club in 1951. White opened a successful golf equipment shop at 2 Rosebery Place, Gullane. Hugh Watt had two brothers, Jimmy who became professional at West Kilbride Golf Club from 1951 until his death in 1978 and Tommy Watt who was appointed head greenkeeper at Gullane in 1980. Jimmy Hume severed his apprenticeship as a clubmaker with Hugh Watt at Gullane. He then moved to various courses including Beaconsfield, Harewood Downs and Royal Jersey before returning to Gullane as head professional in 1975. Although each course at Gullane has a number, the holes have fascinating names such as Thucket Knowe, Murray's Hill, Roundel, Maggie's Loup, Kirklands and Queen's Head. Gullane No.1 opens with a modest par 4, then the course meanders up the hill to the 379 yard 2nd (Windygate) and as the name suggests is often out of reach in two. The 3rd (site of the racecourse in 1798) is a straight gallop covering 496 yards. The 5th and 6th continue the climb to the summit at the 'Whim' until the 7th which Bernard Darwin, the distinguished writer described as " One of the best views in golf - atop of Gullane Hill." The downhill drive to the 7th, like the 17th affords the golfer panoramic views over the Lammermuir Hills and Firth of Forth. It was here on 19th July 1795 on a spot called the 'Yellow Mires' that four unfortunate soldiers of the regiment of Grant's Fencibles were condemned to be shot for mutinous conduct. Two of them were pardoned and two were shot in the presence of a large crowd. From the cliff top, Gullane Point can be seen known as Jovey's Neuk after Jehovah Gray who lived in a stone cottage west of the Hummel Rocks. It was on the small sandy bay that Cadell's barges were beached and loaded with ironstone hewn from the headland then taken up river to be smelted at the Carron Iron Works at Falkirk. Gray was Cadell's caretaker and shared his lonely cottage with a parrot brought back from his days as a sailor serving in the army overseas. Legend also has it that he supplemented his earnings from smuggling. A highlight on the back-nine is the Par 5, 15th 'Pumphouse' a testing 537 yard dogleg with a fearsome sloping green. It was to the back of this green that Babe Zaharias hit an amazing driver and 4 iron on her way to winning the Ladies' British Amateur Championship in 1947. Gullane No.1 has hosted both the British Boy's and Youth Championship, Scottish Stroke Play and British Ladies Open and many other international competitions. A feature of Gullane No.2 is the quality of it's short holes, particularly the 11th and has also hosted the qualifying rounds for the Open Championship. Gullane No.3 is a hidden gem, it maybe shorter but it matches 18 tough but fair links holes with some of the best views over Gullane Hill. The holes vary from the stunning seventh, with an elevated tee giving views across the bay, to the quirky Par 3, 15th - sharp downhill giving the player a choice between a high holding 8 iron at the stick or a bump and run all the way down the slope. A underplayed, undervalued course which delivers sheer pleasure for beginner and low-handicapper alike. A.S. (Sandy) Flockhart won the Scottish Amateur Championship in 1948 as a member of Gullane Golf Club. He represented Scotland in the Home Internationals in 1948-49 and was Lothians Champion in 1947. Moria Milton (Paterson) won the Ladies British Open Amateur Championship in 1952 while a member of Gullane Golf Club. Also that year she played in the victorious GB&I Curtis Cup team at Muirfield.