Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland

Muirfield

Muirfield is the home of The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, the club that wrote the original rules of golf in 1744. The course in Gullane opened in 1891 and has hosted 16 Open Championships, most recently Phil Mickelson's win in 2013. The Perry Bros play it on October 22, 2026, day 3 of our Scotland trip.

Course facts

Location: Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland
Access: Private (The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers); visitors on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Architect: Old Tom Morris (1891); redesigned by Harry Colt in the 1920s
Opened: Course opened 1891; club dates to 1744
Renovation: Harry Colt (1920s), Tom Simpson (1930s), Martin Hawtree (2011)
Par: 71
Yardage: 7,245 from the back
Big events: 16 Open Championships (most recently 2013, Phil Mickelson); 1973 Ryder Cup; 2022 Women's Open; Walker Cup (1959, 1979); 2007 Senior Open
Website: muirfield.org.uk

Our round at Muirfield

October 22, 2026

Coming upDay 3 of Scotland 2026

36 holes: fourballs in the morning, foursomes (alternate shot) in the afternoon.

Photos, swings, and the score land here after the round.

About Muirfield

The Honourable Company began on the Links of Leith in 1744, when its members drew up the original rules of golf for a Silver Club competition. The club moved to Musselburgh and then, in 1891, to Muirfield, where it hosted the first 72-hole Open Championship the following year.

The front nine runs clockwise around the edge of the property and the back nine runs counterclockwise inside it, so the wind is never in the same direction for long. Open champions here include Harry Vardon, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Tom Watson, Nick Faldo (twice), Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson.

Visitors traditionally play fourballs in the morning and foursomes (alternate shot) in the afternoon. That is the plan for our 36-hole day.