Musselburgh Old Course Golf Club (The Old Course, Musselburgh Links)

The Old Course on Musselburgh Links has 9 testing holes of total length 2874 yards, with a par and SSS of 34. The course probably came into existence in the 12th or 13th century and was believed to be only 7 holes. It's located just outside of Edinburgh, Scotland, is officially recognised as the oldest surviving golf course in the world by Guinness World Records. The earliest game played on Musselburgh Links took place on 2 March 1672 where he documents "he lost at golfe at Musselburgh…£3.05.0." Musselburgh has long been known affectionately as “The Cradle of Golf”. Mary Queen of Scots is believed to have played the course in 1567. The first tournament for women was held on the course in 1811 and it was one of the three founding venues for The Open along with Prestwick and St Andrews, Musselburgh Old Course holding The Open six times between 1874 and 1889. Musselburgh Links, like St Andrews, is located on common land and under the care of the local authority. Through the club's Associate Membership program (£85) anyone in the world can be a member of the World’s Oldest. The course is a classic links-style course set within the Musselburgh Racecourse, on the east side of Edinburgh, on the Firth of Forth.