Muirfield Links

Muirfield Links Profile

Muirfield is a golf course in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland which is one of the courses used in rotation for The Open Championship.

Muirfield has hosted The Open Championship fifteen times, most recently in 2002 when Ernie Els lifted the trophy. Other past winners at Muirfield include Nick Faldo (twice), Tom Watson, Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Henry Cotton, Alf Perry, Walter Hagen, Harry Vardon and Harold Hilton. Muirfield has also hosted The Amateur Championship, the Ryder Cup, the Walker Cup, the Curtis Cup and many other tournaments.

The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, based at Muirfield, holds the distinction of being the oldest golf club in the world, although the game of golf is several centuries older. The club’s records date back to 1744 when it produced thirteen “Rules of Golf” for its first competition which was played for the “Silver Club”. The club played on the 5 holes at Leith Links for nearly a century but in 1836 moved to Musselburgh’s 9-hole Old Course. Musselburgh, like many prestigious Scottish courses including St Andrews, is a public course, and in 1891 the club built a private course at Muirfield.

1973 Ryder Cup Score:

United States 19 – 13 Great Britain & Ireland

Directions:

Follow Edinburgh Ring Route signposted A1 to Berwick,
Turn off A198 signposted to North Berwick,
Muirfield Golf Course is on Duncur Road, the last road on the left leaving Gullane for North Berwick.

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