other way. Famous links courses include the Old Course at St. Andrews, often described as the "Home of Golf", and Musselburgh Links, which is generally...
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Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Course in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, is generally accepted as being one of the oldest golf courses in the world...
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Lothian Luffness New Golf Club, Aberlady, East Lothian Musselburgh Links Old Golf Course, Musselburgh, East Lothian North Berwick Golf Club – North Berwick...
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tradition. For example, the Old Course at St Andrews is a charitable trust and Musselburgh Links are public courses. Council-owned courses, with low fees and easy...
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Golf Club Goring & Streatley Golf Club Maidenhead Golf Club Newbury & Crookham Golf Club Royal Ascot Golf Club Sunningdale Golf Club New Course Old Course...
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built their own course at Muirfield and Musselburgh was removed from the rota as a result. Royal St George's Golf Club became the first course outside Scotland...
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Silver Cup for competition at Musselburgh, East Lothian. He wins the first championship. The first part-time golf course professional (at the time also...
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was a golfer, golf club maker and prolific architect of many golf courses in the early 20th century. Less celebrated than his contemporary, Old Tom Morris...
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Harry Vardon (category Golf course architects)
to play him over 72 holes, 36 holes at his home course of Musselburgh and 36 holes at a golf course of Vardon's choosing, for a wager of £100 per side...
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Willie Park Jr. (category Golfers from Musselburgh)
best golf course architects, with a worldwide business. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013. Park was born in Musselburgh, Scotland...
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The Royal Musselburgh Golf Club is a golf club at Prestongrange House, Prestongrange near Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland, on the B1361. Between 1774...
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of Edinburgh city centre. It has a population of 21,100. The name Musselburgh is Old English in origin, with mussel referring to the shellfish. The burgh...
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St Andrews when members modified the course from 22 to 18 holes. Golf is documented as being played on Musselburgh Links, East Lothian, Scotland as early...
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Muirfield (redirect from Muirfield Golf Club)
to Musselburgh Old Course's 9-hole Old Course which, like many prestigious Scottish courses including St Andrews, is a public course, and this course also...
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Golf Club clubhouse, Germany The Royal Dublin Golf Club clubhouse, Republic of Ireland Royal Selangor Golf Club clubhouse, Malaysia Royal Musselburgh...
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Championships victories were at Musselburgh in 1877; Prestwick Golf Club in 1878; and St Andrews in 1879. He is one of only four golfers who have won three consecutive...
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golf at Musselburgh Links on 2 March 1672, and this has been accepted as proving that The Old Links, Musselburgh, is the oldest playing golf course in...
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original 9-hole golf course and clubhouse were opened in 1905, in response to numerous requests from western spa guests. The course was built according...
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The Open Championship (redirect from British Open (golf))
conditions. Musselburgh Links (c. 1672): a 9-hole course that hosted six Opens as it was used by the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, one of the...
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Allan Robertson (category Golf course architects)
the best golfer from 1843 onwards, even after the arrival of the Park and Morris families. Robertson defeated Willie Dunn, Sr., of Musselburgh, who was...
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was a Scottish professional golfer and golf course architect from St Andrews. He won the 1883 Open Championship at Musselburgh Links. The tournament was...
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Aintree Racecourse (redirect from Aintree race course)
contains a 9-hole golf course and driving range within its boundaries. Features such as Becher's Brook are incorporated into the course. It is accessed...
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Willie Park Sr. (category Golfers from Musselburgh)
other early professional golfers, Park started out as a caddie. He later ran a golf equipment manufacturing business. On the course, he made his money from...
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Peter Paxton (category Golfers from Musselburgh)
Elizabeth. His older brother George was also a professional golfer. The 1880 Open Championship was held 9 April at Musselburgh Links, Musselburgh, East Lothian...
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working out of the Musselburgh caddy-shack. 1884 The Edgewood Club of Tivoli is founded in Tivoli, New York with two golf holes. The course was incrementally...
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finished second to Jamie Anderson at the Old Course at St Andrews. In the 1889 Open Championship at Musselburgh Links, he lost a playoff to Willie Park...
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Festivals in Scotland (section Golf)
June 1893. p. 9. "The Open Golf Championship". The Times. 10 July 1893. p. 7. "The Open Championship: third English course adopted". Glasgow Herald. 18...
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Musselburgh and District Electric Light and Traction Company operated a passenger tramway service in Musselburgh between 1904 and 1928. The National Electric...
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Claret Jug (redirect from The Golf Champion Trophy)
with the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers (based at Musselburgh) for the championship to rotate...
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most of its activity to Musselburgh Links in 1874, due to overcrowding. However, the same problem arose in the late 1800s, as golf started to become popular...
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