Musselburgh Golf Club
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About
The Musselburgh Golf Club offers a great day of Midlothian golf for players who want a challenging game played on holes with interesting names, such the as the third ("Whins"), the ninth ("Burn"), and the 16th ("Fiery").
Kick things off on the Musselburgh Golf Club's first hole, "Willows," a 377-yard par-4 treat that sets the model for the rest of the day. The monster hole is the fourth, "Signal Box," which is a 528-yard par 5. Close out the game on the 474-yard par-4 18th: "Old Bob."
Head to the clubhouse to retrace the beginning and end, with its view of the first and 18th fairways. For those wishing to stay later into the evening, there are two well stocked bars
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 71 | 6725 yards | ||
| Yellow | 69 | 6241 yards | ||
| Ladies | 75 | 5680 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medal M: 72.4/131 | 377 | 451 | 147 | 528 | 403 | 157 | 479 | 400 | 408 | 3350 | 445 | 187 | 488 | 378 | 419 | 406 | 169 | 409 | 474 | 3375 | 6725 |
| Yellow M: 70.2/127 | 346 | 393 | 124 | 500 | 384 | 142 | 441 | 386 | 379 | 3095 | 394 | 180 | 463 | 367 | 383 | 385 | 154 | 396 | 424 | 3146 | 6241 |
| Red M: 67.4/122 W: 73.4/128 | 334 | 393 | 115 | 452 | 373 | 121 | 411 | 258 | 387 | 2844 | 324 | 168 | 413 | 353 | 398 | 344 | 112 | 288 | 381 | 2781 | 5625 |
| Blue M: 64.2/115 W: 69.5/119 | 332 | 306 | 112 | 368 | 280 | 120 | 407 | 256 | 277 | 2458 | 319 | 166 | 271 | 246 | 383 | 337 | 109 | 287 | 377 | 2495 | 4953 |
| Handicap | 10 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 11 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 8 |
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Great challenge,
Bit long for a me but perfect for better players. Great price to play an open qualifier. Course was in great condition. Friendly welcome by all staff.
First Time
First time playing the course and was impressed with the layout and the varying hole lengths. Greens were generally good apart from a few which were looked like they were recovering from vandalism.
Lovely well kept course
The fact it was a beautiful autumn afternoon helped but a really well laid out course with some picturesque holes and in excellent condition for late October.
Great day out
Course was in great condition even although it had been heavy rain the night before. Probably about off the greens had been tined but still playable.
Well worth the money
Golf at Musselburgh GC
The course was in good condition but unfortunately the friendly course staff were busy trying to fix the greens as some low life had sprayed weedkiller on half of the greens. The greens that were left untouched had a good strong consistent surface.
The course itself is well bunkered and the bunkers themselves are some of the best I’ve seen and played from. The greens are on the smaller side so accuracy is key.
Overall had a very enjoyable round.
Nice course
Lovely course. We arrived early and was able to go out early before our booked tee off.. Very nice club house and friendly staff.
Bunkers
Lovely course, but lots of bunkers especially surrounding the par 3s.
Satisfied customer
Course was in good condition with regard to fairways & bunkers. The greens were ok, a bit slow and bumpy however probably more reflects time of year. Staff & members were friendly. Nice parkland course, long and reasonable challenge
First time delight
Loved this course today
Generous wide fairways always helps me!
Great looking holes - every one different and nearly all defined by mature pine trees
Greens need some growth but until then quite sandy and bumpy
Will be back for sure
Back to old ground
It has been almost 20 years since I last played here as a member. While I knew of the "new" proshop, I found little else had changed. On the course I could see improvements in the drainage has done it's job , with the fairways quite lush. My only negative point is the greenside bunkers were hard pan with little or no sand and lots of small stones.
I will be in contact with the club in hope to hold a Scottish Seniors event here sometime in the future.
Great course
Really enjoyed the course for the first time playing there. Unfortunate that it was mostly frozen when we tee'd off but that just the luck of taking an early tee time. Nice mixture of long and short holes and the right level of challenge.
Course started to thaw out as the sun came out and will definitely be back next year in the spring to take on the course again.
Fantastic Course
From first entering the pro shop to leaving the clubhouse was an absolute pleasure. Very friendly and extremely helpful Pro. Slipping one of our bookings back as they were delayed in traffic. Very friendly bar staff with ford available prior to playing and an extensive menu afterwards. Onto the course and it is a gem. Beautiful tree lined holes. Fairways well manicured, greens excellent. Rolling very true. The remarkable thing about this course is that all the holes being protected by the established trees you never heard a single shout of fore. After a couple of refreshments we were told to have a safe journey and asked would we come back to which the group were unanimous in saying without a doubt. Golf in Scotland is becoming expensive but this course is a must for golfers of all ability.
Great Winter Round
The course was in an excellent condition, considering the recent weather (snow/rain).
All 18 greens fully open. Play was off winter tees and mats on the fairway, although we preferred to move our balls to the rough.
The greens were excellent for the time of year.
Only minor areas were wet underfoot and mainly from tee to fairway, so didn't interfere with play at all.
Weather was sunny and cold with no wind of any note.
4 ball thoroughly enjoyed the course and the conditions for early February.
Had a great time,spent a lot of time in sand. Pro very nice, found a set of clubs for us.Played with my brother and hes 4 y/o son.
Historical Musselburgh
One of the finest courses I have played. You get a real sense of the history of the game here. The course is magnificent as are the greens to putt on. The staff are first class, especially Callum the assistant who assisted my son with custom fitting of new Srixon clubs.
