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Musselburgh Links: Golf
built 236 days ago
Musselburgh Links, on the edge of the town, is a delightful nine hole course. The Open Golf Championship was held here first in 1874 and the course was the venue for a further five. Musselburgh ... claims the honour of holding the worldÕs first golf competition for women in 1811.
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Musselburgh Links is the site of the oldest remaining golf course in the world. This nine-hole course is a relic from the 'cradle of golf' and remains as a testimony to what was the centre of Scottish golf during its greatest era. Documentary evidence shows that golf was played on Musselburgh Links in 1672 although Mary, Queen of Scots reputedly played here in 1567.
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The first-known hole-cutter - the tool for cutting holes into the green - is built at the Musselburgh links (now the Royal Musselburgh Golf Club). It cuts holes to a diameter of 4.25 inches, which will eventually be adopted as the worldwide standard.
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The oldest playing golf course in the world is The Old Links at Musselburgh. Evidence has shown that golf was played on Musselburgh Links in 1672 although Mary Queen of Scots reputedly played there in 1567. The major changes in equipment since the 19th century have been better mowers, especially for the greens, better golf ball designs, using rubber and man-made materials since about 1900, and the introduction of the metal shaft beginning in the 1930s. Also in the 1930s the wooden golf tee was invented. In the 1970s the use of metal to replace wood heads began, and shafts made of graphite composite materials were introduced in the 1980s.
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Ferguson was around eight years old when he first caddied on the Musselburgh links. In 1866, aged eighteen, he played in his first tournament at Leith and it was this win that spurred him on to play competitive golf. Later in life, he became ill with typhoid and took on the post of Custodian of the Links at Musselburgh.
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Golfing enthusiasts should head straight for Musselburgh Links which shares the same site with the racecourse. Records show the course dating back to 1672 making it one of the oldest remaining clubs in the world. Visitors can hire old fashioned golf clubs and balls for a taste of golf played by early champions and royalty - reputedly Mary Queen of Scots played here in 1567 as did King James IV in 1504.
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