Musselburgh Old Course
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Musselburgh Old Course is a historic Scottish golf course, often cited as one of the oldest continuously played courses in the world and a former venue for The Open Championship.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Musselburgh Links | 1 |
| Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Course | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
golf course
ⓘ
links golf course ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| allowsHickoryGolf | true ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Musselburgh Links
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Old Golf Course, Musselburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Royal Musselburgh Golf Club
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| courseType | public course ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important site in early development of golf rules ⓘ |
| earliestDocumentedGolf | 1672 ⓘ |
| feature |
historic 9‑hole routing
ⓘ
shared space with horse racing track ⓘ traditional double greens ⓘ |
| governingBody | East Lothian Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greenFeeRequired | true ⓘ |
| hasClubhouse | true ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic site ⓘ |
| historicalUse | home course of The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers until 1891 ⓘ |
| hostedTournament | The Open Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the oldest golf courses in the world
ⓘ
continuous play over several centuries ⓘ hosting The Open Championship in the 19th century ⓘ |
| lengthYards | around 2950 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Lothian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Musselburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHoles | 9 ⓘ |
| openChampionshipHostCount | 6 ⓘ |
| openChampionshipHostYears |
1874
ⓘ
1877 ⓘ 1880 ⓘ 1883 ⓘ 1886 ⓘ 1889 ⓘ 1892 ⓘ |
| par | 34 ⓘ |
| partOf | Musselburgh Racecourse complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess | true ⓘ |
| recognition | oldest golf course in the world still in use ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Guinness World Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lothian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | golf ⓘ |
| surface | natural links turf ⓘ |
| tourism | popular destination for golf heritage tourism ⓘ |
| townProximity | near Edinburgh ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Course
this entity surface form:
Musselburgh Links