▁In ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁the ▁C ath cart ▁Castle ▁G olf ▁Club ▁opened ▁as ▁Mer ry lea ▁G olf ▁Club , ▁in ▁modern ▁Mer ry lee . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁leave , ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁near ▁the ▁C ath cart ▁Castle , ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁day ▁L inn ▁Park , ▁where ▁it ▁remained ▁for ▁around ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁However , ▁after ▁W WI ▁a ▁new ▁golf ▁course ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁Cle uch ▁Farm ▁in ▁Clark ston ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁and ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁club ▁kept ▁its ▁name , ▁C ath cart ▁Castle ▁G olf ▁Club . ▁The ▁Cle uch ▁Farm house ▁still ▁exists ▁as ▁the ▁Club house ▁for ▁the ▁golf ▁club ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁The ▁equally ▁large ▁William wood ▁G olf ▁Club ▁next ▁to ▁St am per land ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁The ▁land ▁the ▁golf ▁course ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁was ▁previously ▁part ▁of ▁Dr um by ▁Farm . ▁The ▁Dr um by ▁name ▁surv ives ▁today ▁as ▁Dr um by ▁Drive ▁and ▁Dr um by ▁C res cent , ▁with ▁the ▁pet rol ▁station ▁being ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁farm . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁ ▁Clark ston ▁is ▁in ▁East ▁Ren f rew shire , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 2 ▁council ▁areas ▁of ▁Scotland ▁for ▁local ▁government ▁purposes . ▁East ▁Ren f rew shire ▁Council , ▁the ▁unit ary ▁local ▁council , ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁neighbour ing