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Musselburgh Links

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Founded: Unknown (1567 or earlier)
Designer: Mother Nature
Championship Length: 2,874 yards (9 holes)
PAR: 34
Type: Parkland, Throwback
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Who this course is best for:

A golfer who is a historian of the game and who is keen on playing every former Open Championship venue and won’t mind a course that is not in great shape and is only nine holes.

Overview:

Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Course is officially a record breaker!  Guinness World RecordsTM certified Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Course holds the record for being the “Oldest Golf Course in the World”.

The official world record is documented as: “The Old Golf Course in Musselburgh, Scotland, UK, is the oldest golf course in the world.  Documentary evidence proves that golf was played on Musselburgh Links as early as 2 March 1672 although Mary, Queen of Scots reputedly played here in 1567.”

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Testimonials

“We think Royal County Down might have been our favorite course but admittedly it would be nearly impossible to rank all the courses and discerning the relative levels of greatness could only be done by a very thin margin; we literally loved playing all of them.”

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Tours that include this Course

Prestwick Golf

Prestwick

Historian’s Trek

We’ve hand-picked some of the most historic links courses in Scotland into a package including five rounds of golf:

  • St Andrews-Old Course
  • St Andrews-New Course
  • Prestwick
  • Musselburgh Links
  • Carnoustie-Championship Course