The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers is one of the world’s oldest golf clubs, a historic and influential Scottish golfing society central to the development of the modern game.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
golf club
ⓘ
golf society ⓘ sports club ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
HCEG
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muirfield Golf Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | first written rules of golf ⓘ |
| commissionedInYear | 1744 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| courseRedesignedBy | Harry Colt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courseType | links course ⓘ |
| designedCourseBy | Old Tom Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHostedOpenChampionshipYear | 1892 ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1744 ⓘ |
| governingBodyFor | Muirfield golf course NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedTitle | Honourable Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedTitleBy | City of Edinburgh authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClubhouse | Muirfield clubhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic golf club ⓘ |
| hasHoles | 18 ⓘ |
| hasPar | 71 ⓘ |
| homeCourse | Muirfield golf course NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedTournament |
Curtis Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R&A events ⓘ The Amateur Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ The Open Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ Walker Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | golf clubs worldwide ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Lothian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muirfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gullane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | The R&A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membershipPolicyChanged | 2017 ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Muirfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Musselburgh Links NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedToYear | 1891 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the world’s oldest golf clubs
ⓘ
influence on codification of golf rules ⓘ traditional match-play culture ⓘ |
| operatesAs | private members’ club ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Leith Links NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
development of modern golf rules
ⓘ
history of golf in Scotland ⓘ |
| previouslyRestrictedMembershipTo | men only ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| sport | golf ⓘ |
| votedToAdmit | women members ⓘ |
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