History

Located on our doorstep is one of Scotland’s very few free public golf courses!
  • The playing of golf is established on the Bruntsfield links.
  • Golfhall established, 1st golf clubhouse and predecessor to golf tavern.
  • The first rules of golf are penned in Edinburgh for the world’s first open..
  • First women’s tournament hosted at Musselburgh golf course.
  • The first open is held at Prestwick. The prize is a silver buckled leather belt.
  • The first rules of golf are penned in Edinburgh for the world’s first open..
  • The Bruntsfield links changes from 6 full length holes to the current 36 short hole course.
  • Golf tavern is remodelled by famous pub architect Robert Macfarlane Cameron.
  • Gene Sarazen scores an albatross with his 235-yard 4 wood second shot on the par 5 15th at the masters, going on to win the tournament. It was known as the ‘shot heard round the world’.
  • First national broadcast of golf on us tv, the Tam O’Shanter world championship, won by Lew Worsham with an eagle on the last hole.
  • Tiger Woods becomes the only golfer ever to win all four modern majors consecutively, though not officially the grand-slam as it was over two years
  • Francesco Molinari becomes the first European player to win all 5 points at the Ryder Cup.
  • Francesco Molinari becomes the first European player to win all 5 points at the Ryder Cup.

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