Where is Royal Musselburgh Golf Club?

Royal Musselburgh Golf Club is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH32 9RP).

How do I get to Royal Musselburgh Golf Club?

The nearest railway station is Prestonpans, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode EH32 9RP.

How do I get to Royal Musselburgh Golf Club?

The nearest railway station is Prestonpans, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EH32 9RP.

Golf courses · Central Scotland

Royal Musselburgh Golf Club

In or near Whitecraig.

Royal Musselburgh Golf Club — golf club in East Lothian, Scotland, UK.

Royal Musselburgh Golf Club, golf courses in Central Scotland — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 3 h–6 h
Nearest railway station: Prestonpans · 1.5 km

Royal Musselburgh Golf Club is a golf course in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "golf club in East Lothian, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.9513°, -2.9987°.

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From the Wikipedia article

The Royal Musselburgh Golf Club is a golf club at Prestongrange House, Prestongrange near Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland, on the B1361. Between 1774 and 1926, the club was based at Levenhall Links, Musselburgh.

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Background

History

The first golf clubs were founded in the 18th century. The first was the Royal Blackheath Golf Club, instituted in 1608, followed by the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers in 1744, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in 1754, and the Royal Musselburgh Golf Club in 1774. These clubs gradually accepted some responsibility for the links on which they played. What is now the Royal Musselburgh Golf Club was established in 1774 as the Musselburgh Golf Club, and the Old Club Cup was played for the first time. It is the oldest golf trophy that has been played for continuously in the world, and it can be seen in the Clubhouse. In 1811 the first Lady Golfer competition took place, and…

Description

Royal Musselburgh Golf Club is part of Lothian and Borders Police's "Golf Initiative" which enables school pupils to have free coaching and support. In the Telegraph newspaper's search for the most characterful golf course in Scotland, RMGC won the accolade of "Most venerable" golf course.

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Coordinates: 55.9513, -2.9987
District: East Lothian
Postcode: EH32 9RP
Parliamentary constituency: Lothian East
Phone: 01875810276
Nearest railway station: Prestonpans — 1.5 km
Official site: www.royalmusselburgh.co.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q1968937 (CC0)
wikipedia: Royal Musselburgh Golf Club (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: PrestongrangeHouse07.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
fsq: 4ba89a2af964a52008e239e3 (Apache-2.0)

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