Musselburgh Links- The Old Golf Course

Description: The Old Golf Course is located in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. The Starter, Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Co ... more

Musselburgh Links- The Old Golf Course ... Course,Balcarres Road,
MUSSELBURGH, East Lothian, EH21 7SD, Telephone: (44)(0)131 665 5438

Newest Review: ... are still part of the prize to maintain its historical connection. Several prestigious Golf Clubs have played out of here over the years but they since moved on to their own private courses. A few of these are The Royal Musselburgh (1774-1925), The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers (1836-1891), Royal Burgess Golfing Society (1874-1895) and Bruntsfield Links Golfing ... more

... Society(1875-1895). THE COURSE It is a public course run by East Lothian Council and prior to 1839, the course consisted of 7 holes. It is now a typical 9 hole links course and is situated on the left hand side of the A1 as you head south out of Musselb...more

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Musselburgh Links- The Old Golf Course: Historical Links (875 words)
by scotslady - written on 06/07/01 (Very useful, 88 readings)
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Mary Queen of Scots is believed to have played here in 1567 although tangible evidence only dates back to 1672. This does, however, make Musselburgh Old Course Golf Links the oldest course in the world still in play. If you fancy reliving history and using the old style hickory clubs, then this is the place to come. The course has several distinctions in the world of golf - one being that the size of the hole (4.25 inches) originated here. It was the diameter of the cutting implement used at Musselburgh and the R&A deemed the size mandatory in 1893. The Brassie wood (a metal soled club) is believed to have been invented here to enable golfers to play off ...

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