Muirfield Course Design
A common refrain of anything written about Muirfield is its unique design. At the time, most links golf courses were an out and back affair. Nine holes running away from the clubhouse. Nine holes playing back toward it.
The Format
For its members, Muirfield is largely a foursomes club. What we in the states would call “alternate shot” format. Although visitors are permitted to play four-balls on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, such play is rare among members.
2nd Hole
By the scorecard, the 2nd hole at Muirfield would appear to offer a chance at birdie, especially for the longer hitter. But, assuming you’ve found the fairway, those hopes are likely to fade with the sight of a stone wall just a few feet from the left side of the green.
9th Hole
The front-9 at Muirfield returns to the clubhouse with a good, stern par-5. The drive on the 9th hole at Muirfield is arguably the toughest of the day. A deep bunker and the notoriously thick Muirfield rough narrows the fairway precisely where you’d like the drive to end. But that’s just the beginning of the task at hand.
Greywalls at Muirfield
For over three decades, we have maintained that your time off the course during golf trips to Scotland is just as valuable to your experience as your time on it. Perhaps nowhere is that more evident than the combination of Muirfield and Greywalls.
13th Hole
Simply put, the 13th hole at Muirfield is one of the best par-3s in Scotland. The uphill tee shot will test every ounce of your accuracy with a long iron. Given that the green is nearly 50 paces deep, the shot that comes up short or long of the flag will still likely find the putting surface.
17th Hole
Although the 17th hole is the longest par-5 at Muirfield, it is still reachable in two shots by many golfers, especially in a favorable wind. But doing so requires taking on the heavily guarded left-side of the fairway off the tee, then navigating around the menacing cross-bunkers on your 2nd shot.
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East Coast Buses operates a bus from Edinburgh, St Andrew's House to Gullane, Muirfield House hourly. Tickets cost £3 - £5 and the journey takes 1h 10m.
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