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Royal Musselburgh Golf Club
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About
Royal Musselburgh Golf Club sits at the tip of the renowned span of golf fcourses along the East Lothian coast, and offers picture-perfect parkland play, making it a must-visit. Royal Musselburgh holds the honor of being the world's fifth-oldest, having started as the nine-hole links course, Musselburgh Levenhall. The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, Royal Burgess Golfing Society and Bruntsfield Golf Club have all golfed there.
Royal Musselbergh Golf Club's 349-yard par-4 first hole hides two fairway bunkers to the right. The 477-yard par-5 ninth requires three-shot play when fighting wind: The closer you get to the green after two strokes, the more difficult the pitch. Close down on the 410-yard par-4 18th, where it behooves golfers to carry a big stick, as going right off the tee, rather than carrying the drive to just in front of the green, is a major folly. Non members may pay to use the restaurant and bar, become social members, and get affordable course fare, as well as the chance to attend special events such as dances, buffets, and whisky tastings.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White (W) | 73 | 6254 yards | 75.6 | 135 |
| White | 70 | 6254 yards | 69.9 | 126 |
| Yellow | 70 | 5867 yards | 68.8 | 123 |
| Yellow (W) | 73 | 5867 yards | 74.3 | 132 |
| Red | 70 | 5587 yards | 67.5 | 120 |
| Red (W) | 73 | 5587 yards | 72.8 | 128 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White M: 69.9/126 W: 75.6/135 | 349 | 295 | 368 | 365 | 329 | 176 | 391 | 420 | 477 | 3170 | 373 | 370 | 362 | 452 | 149 | 440 | 176 | 352 | 410 | 3084 | 6254 |
| Yellow M: 68.8/123 W: 74.3/132 | 309 | 280 | 349 | 352 | 320 | 147 | 363 | 410 | 465 | 2995 | 352 | 351 | 342 | 435 | 127 | 419 | 148 | 334 | 377 | 2885 | 5880 |
| Red M: 67.5/120 W: 72.8/128 | 293 | 269 | 306 | 335 | 309 | 128 | 350 | 410 | 460 | 2860 | 346 | 331 | 300 | 413 | 118 | 409 | 141 | 300 | 369 | 2727 | 5587 |
| Handicap | 8 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
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Photo submitted by t1354378826 on 08/07/2025
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Photo submitted by lee1888 on 07/28/2025
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Photo submitted by lee1888 on 07/28/2025
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Photo submitted by lee1888 on 07/28/2025
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Photo submitted by Giroscozia2025 on 06/23/2025
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Photo submitted by marcW1968 on 08/02/2024
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Fairway Photo submitted by Hgbendler on 09/23/2023
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Photo submitted by tstubbings95 on 08/17/2023
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Photo submitted by wallybob on 07/17/2022
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Photo submitted by u314162115106 on 08/28/2021
Unfriendliness of some.
Cannot fault the pro/starter who was very friendly and enthusiastic. Unfortunately that is where the welcome finished. The members we met on the course did not acknowledge us which we found very disconcerting as this was the first time we had encountered this unfriendliness in all our years of travelling through Scotland and abroad.
The greens were cored and top dressed which made chipping a putting difficult - this was not pointed out before we started our round. Some of the tees/greens were very close to one another which we felt was quite dangerous as there were no signs for visitors.
All in all a disappointing golf day for us but hopefully this review will help to bring to the members attention that a polite nod or smile can encourage visitors to return to their golf club.
Magnificent
Loved every minute of the experience at Royal Musselburgh.
I was greeted warmly by the staff, and welcomed on to the 1st tee by playing members. They showed me round the course, which was very well presented. Note for anyone playing, the ball on the green falls towards the sea..
I look forward to going back to play again!! (I'm from Manchester)
Little gem
My son and myself played this whilst staying in North Berwick the course was fun to play and kept really well. The short par 4’s made it fun. I would highly recommend this course
Good course
Enjoyable course to play was busy today and got held up at times, the guy in front seemed to think it was acceptable to be playing two balls on every hole
But overall a good course I would definitely play again
Disappointing experience
fairways and greens in good condition. Lovely hot weather so great. Facilities very poor, code given for ladies changing facilities for door that was not there! Found locker room and code didn't work, had to change in the bar toilet! Arrived at one green to find two empty bottles of iron bru in the bunker? Course full of litter particularly empty mars bar wrappers. Disappointed overall. Wouldn't recommend as perhaps living off its past reputation
Parkland around the castle
First nine were a flat back and forth, and the back nine are challenging undulations. The course was in great condition (fairways & greens) and staff were friendly and helpful, as were the members playing around us….watch out for the 11th as the fairway is shared with the 12th.
Good course
Enjoyed our round at Royal Musselburgh GC it was fairly quiet and the pace was fine. The greens were a bit bumpy but by no mean bad a good day all in all.
Value for Money
A great course for visitors, open layout with generous fairways. Steady pace of play was appreciated. Greens were very acceptable for the time of year. Would recommend for anyone to visit, will definitely return later in the year.
Good condition overall.
Considering the weather up to Saturday 24th Oct was very heavy rain, the greens were spiked and in good condition as was the rest of the course. Losing a ball in amongst a lot of leaves was annoying but hey, it's nature.
Recommend this course! Will be back.
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