Aberdour Timeline
| 1896 | First annual meeting of the Club held in the Woodside Hotel on 22 June. A nine hole course was opened on a triangular strip of ground to the west of the village . |
| 1900 | Lease on the course at Couston discontinued. Members continued to play at Burntisland while attempts were made to obtain ground adjacent to the sea. |
| 1905 | A new 9 hole course situated in Bellhouse Park to the west of Seaside Place was ready for play. It was formally opened by the Earl of Moray on 10 April |
| 1907 | The Clubhouse was formally opened by the Earl of Moray on 11 May. In the same year the first Ladies AGM was held. |
| 1912 | Work started on extending the course to an 18 hole layout. |
| 1914 | The new 18 hole course was formally opened. |
| 1919 | The Victory Cup purchased by the Club to mark the ending of the First World War. The Grand Fleet Cup was presented to the Club by the officers of the Grand Fleet. |
| 1923 | First New Year’s Day competition held. The prize for the winner was a bottle of whisky at a cost of 12 shillings and sixpence. |
| 1928 | Second Annual Dinner Dance was held in the Aberdour Palais de Danse. The previous year this had been held at the Woodside Hotel but a larger venue was required due to the event’s popularity. During the year there was also construction work carried on the course and which included the tee and green at the current 2nd hole. |
| 1929 | Membership was restricted for the first time. The limits were – 175 Men; 100 Ladies and 25 Youths. |
| 1931 | Local children were allowed membership for 5 shillings per annum. Caddies were also allowed at a charge of 1 shilling and two pence. |
| 1932 | The first Youth’s competition took place. |
| 1935 | Ian Moyes broke the course record with a 63. |
| 1936 | Aberdour hosted an exhibition match between Jack McLean and Hector Thomson who were two of Scotland’s outstanding players at that time. |
| 1940 | The Course was requisitioned by the Army and gun emplacements erected on the course. Play was able to continue but on a reduced 10 hole course. |
| 1943 | The Royal Artillery pulled out of the Golf Course Camp to be replaced by a detachment of the Polish Army. |
| 1948 | The Course was officially released by the War Department on 23 February. |
| 1949 | Play on a Sunday was allowed for the first time. Members paid 1 shilling per game. |
| 1950 | Aberdour won the Fifeshire Advertiser team championship for the first time |
| 1952 | Aberdour exhibition match between Moira Anderson, Jean Donald, Jack McLean and Eric McRuvie. |
| 1957 | The motion to apply for a drinks licence was passed at AGM and granted by the local authority. |
| 1961 | The Council negotiated a new 20 year lease of the course at an annual rent of £250. Walter (Wattie) Ogg set a new course record of 58. |
| 1962 | Joan Lawrence won the Scottish Ladies Championship. |
| 1963 | Joan Lawrence retained the Scottish Ladies Championship. Approval was given at the AGM for the construction of a new Clubhouse at a cost of £16,000. The location was to be at the end of the car park where the current Clubhouse is located. |
| 1965 | Graham Milne won the British Boys Championship. The Official Opening of the new Clubhouse by Miss Helen Somerville, the oldest Lady member of the Club, took place on the 25 May. |
| 1967 | The Course layout was changed following the construction of the Clubhouse. Holes 16, 17 and 18 became holes 1, 2 and 3. |
| 1968 | Land to the south of St. Colme House was obtained from the Moray Estate Development Company for the purpose of a course extension. |
| 1970 | The land encompassing the present course and the planned extension was purchased from the Moray Estate Development Company for £12,000. Two existing landmarks – Kinniker Cottage and the famous Ash Tree – were demolished. |
| 1971 | Aberdour Juniors start a six year run of success in the Fife Boys Team Championship. |
| 1973 | First Aberdour Men’s Open. Extension to existing Clubhouse approved to include steward’s accommodation, dining room and extra toilets. |
| 1974 | The First Mixed Open was held. |
| 1976 | David Ritchie set a new course record of 56 (SSS was 62). |
| 1977 | Babs Crichton won the Scottish Veterans Championship at Gleneagles. Bob Taylor was awarded the Torch Trust Trophy for his work at Youth level. |
| 1978 | The new tee at the 11th came into play. Lance Sloan set a new course record of 57 (SSS was 62) |
| 1980 | Juniors start another run of success in the Fife Boys Team Championship. The Ladies Open was held for the first time. |
| 1983 | Work commenced on the new Charleshill extension to the west of the existing course. |
| 1984 | Aberdour Men won the Fife Team Championship for the first time. A new Ladies course record of 66 (SSS was 67) was set by Jean Bald. Stuart Meiklejohn set a new course record of 61 (SSS was now 67). |
| 1985 | Jean Bald was appointed Scottish Ladies Team Captain for the European Team Championship. The revised 18 hole course layout was ready for play. |
| 1988 | Jean Bald was appointed as an International Ladies selector. |
| 1989 | Joan Lawrence was appointed as Chairwoman of the L.G.U. A further Clubhouse extension was completed and provided a new office, cellar and Members’ Lounge. |
| 1990 | Stuart Meiklejohn set a new course record on the 5469 yard course of 63 (SSS was 67). |
| 1991 | Centenary Committee formed with Past Captain Bob Pearston as Chairman. The Senior Men’s Open was held for the first time. Stuart Meiklejohn won the Fife Matchplay Championship and the Fife Champion of Champions. |
| 1993 | Members approved an extension and upgrading of locker rooms and refurbishment of the main lounge at a cost of £135,000. Computer installed in the office. Stuart Meiklejohn won the East of Scotland Championship. |
| 1994 | The Ladies Senior Open was held for the first time. Aberdour hosted the Fife Seniors Championship. Stuart Meiklejohn won the Fife Matchplay Championship for the second time. |
| 1995 | Locker rooms extension and refurbishment of the main lounge were completed. |
| 1996 | The Centenary Year. |
| 1997 | Full equal membership for Gents and Ladies is agreed at a SGM in June |
| 1997 | The Club elects Joan Lawrence as Captain. She is the first Lady to be the Captain of the Club and, it is believed, the first Lady to be elected Captain of any Scottish Golf Club. |
| 2004 | Scott Michie of Thornton GC set a new course record of 59 in the 2nd. Round of the inaugural Gents 36 Hole Open. His round included a hole in one at the 12th. |
| 2005 | Peter Hempseed set a new Member’s course record of 61 in the Centenary Cup. |
| 2007 | The members rejected a proposal to build a new Clubhouse. |
| 2009 | Approval to redevelop the Clubmaster’s Flat was approved at the AGM. Proposal allowed for a new Manager’s office, storage facilities for the Club, the Professional and the Caterer. The lobby and Professional shop areas would also be improved. |
| 2011 | Aberdour hosts the Scottish Boys and Girls Under 14 Strokeplay Championships. |
| 2016 | Aberdour hosts the Scottish Golf Girls Under 16 Strokeplay Championships. |