Golf Course of the Month – September 2020 – Muirfield

Currently ranked as 3^rd best course in Golf Digest’s Top 100 Courses of the World, this prestigious links is always in mint condition, helped by the fact it has such limited visitor access (only Tuesdays and Thursdays).

Its delightfully traditional Clubhouse has just received a multi-million-pound upgrade, but the links itself, which has hosted a plethora of professional and amateur events, namely 16 Open Championships and 11 Amateur Championships, has changed very little since 1936. Having said this, it remains a fine challenge to the game’s best players and heaven help you if you find yourself in the treacherous thick rough! Consisting of two circuits of 9 holes, rotating in opposite directions, with the back nine being enveloped inside the front nine, the course layout ensures that you will never experience the same wind direction on two successive holes.

Playing at Muirfield is so much more than a round of golf. It is an experience. You are welcomed into the Clubhouse after golf for a jacket and tie lunch and you also have the option of heading back out on the course in the afternoon to play foursomes where you will play alternate shots with your partner. Beware, you really do need to plan well in advance if you want to secure a round at Muirfield on your itinerary as summer tee times sell out well over one year before play!