This is widely regarded as one of the most famous early golf photographs, as this 1855 image depicts the greatest golfers of the mid 19th century – including Alan Robertson (club on shoulder), Old Tom Morris, Willie Park, Sr., and Willie Dunn, Sr. To put this photo in perspective, cameras didn’t arrive to small town Scotland until approximately 1850, and surely only a handful of cameras were ever owned by professionals in St Andrews in 1855.

This large photograph (11 ¼” x 7 ½”) comes with a key listing the figures in the photograph, from L to R #1 James Wilson, #2 Bob Andrews, #3 Willie Dunn Sr., #4 Willie Park, #5 Allan Robertson, #6 “The DA” Anderson, #7 Old Tom Morris, #8 Bob Kirk.

It is notoriously difficult to date early photographs, but this appears to date from the 1870s to 1890s. This historic photograph is in very good condition, and is mounted to board with player identification.