The world famous painting, The Golfers by Charles Lees is on display at the British Golf Museum for the next two months. The painting is on loan from its permanent home at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Visitors have a rare opportunity to see it in its home setting, St. Andrews until the end of July.

Charles Lees' masterpiece The Golfers: A Grand Match played over the Links of St. Andrews on the day of the Annual Meeting of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club , was completed in 1847. The immense work captures the spirit, vibrant colour and characters of the early game. It shows a match in progress over the Old Course. There are over 50 figures in the completed work, most of whom are famous in the world of golf and the large crowd wonders whether the ball will go in the hole and whether they will win or lose their bets.

Charles Lees was born in Cupar and was a leading Scottish artist who regularly showed works at the Royal Scottish Academy annual exhibition. This rare chance to see the famous work by a local born artist will make your visit to St Andrews complete.

Accompanying the painting is the highly acclaimed book The Golfers- The Story Behind the Painting by Peter N. Lewis and Angela D. Howe, published by the National Galleries of Scotland . It is available in the British Golf Museum Shop as are prints and postcards of The Golfers .