Mr. Joe Anderson was the Club's first and longest serving professional. His appointment lasted from the opening of the course in 1911 until his death in 1961. Mr. Anderson, who was an internationalist at cricket as well as golf, was the proprietor of a Sports Shop in the town but was frequently to be found on 'The Hill' both as a teaching professional and as a regular player.

As there was no practice area on the course, the Eighteenth fairway and the nets above his shop in St. John Street were kept busy with many young budding golfers not least of which was Joe's daughter Jessie (later Mrs. Valentine).

In 1968 a small wooden shop was erected near the third tee and Russell Brown became full time professional. This position was originally combined with that of steward and later head green-keeper. Russell, a former County and Club champion had been a director of the Limited Company before this appointment and went on eventually to become head greenkeeper at Turnberry where his sad and untimely death took place in 1985 just before the 1985 'Open' at that venue. Russell's father Bob, served for many years at Craigie Hill as Head Greenkeeper.

In 1972, following a chance meeting with the Captain, Dr. Ron dark, John Nicol from St. Andrews was appointed our first full time professional. After a short stay he left to take up a more attractive position at Murcar, Aberdeen. The position was not advertised and remained unfilled until Frank Smith won over a dubious committee to his view that the club needed and could support a full time professional. So right was he that the club felt compelled to build a much larger shop two years later in 1984 due to the business Frank was attracting to the Club.

Frank was known to many members as John Stark's assistant at Crieff before coming here and has now established himself on the Island, the North Inch, several city and county schools and Perth Technical College, all of which attract potential members to the Hill.