He was a prolific golf medal winner, winning The Amateur Championship, at St Andrews in 1895.

In 1893 the family changed its name to Balfour-Melville when his father succeeded to the estate of Mount Melville near St Andrews, Fife.

[6] His son James also played cricket for Scotland before losing his life in the First World War.

[5] He is buried with his parents in the family tomb in the south-west corner of Greyfriars Kirkyard close to the Robertson mausoleum.

LA = Low amateur NT = No tournament WD = Withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play Leslie Balfour, as he was then, played for Edinburgh Academicals.