Bruntsfield Short Hole Golf Club
Midlothian, ScotlandOverview
You won't find this on any other golf website! Bruntsfield Short Hole Golf Club and a visit to golf's oldest pub/ clubhouse is the perfect bookend to a Scottish golf vacation.
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Bruntsfield Short Hole Golf Club is a 36 hole short course laid out on 35 acres of free-draining, open parkland golf in the city centre of Edinburgh. It is disputed when exactly golf was first played on the links but there is evidence to suggest the 16th century. The club itself dates to 1890!
The Royal Burgess Golfing Society and the Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society both used the links for a considerable time before acquiring their own courses nearby.
The course is 36 hole where more than 3 clubs would be excessive. It is rough and ready, the golf is primitive and that's the point. The course changes weekly and local comps are carried out.
The links are an institution and the birthplace of the modern game in East Lothian via Musselburgh. This is fun golf which is to be enjoyed before and after with a pint from Ye Olde Golf Tavern beside the first tee. The tavern dates to an incredible 1456!
Joe McDonnell & Evalu18 LtdFeatured Architect: Alister MacKenzie
As taken from his book, Golf Architecture, Alister MacKenzie felt the following were essential: 1 - The course, where possible, should be arranged in two loops of nine holes. 2 - There should be a large proportion of good two-shot holes and at least four one-shot holes. 3 - There should be little walking...
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Joe McDonnell & Evalu18 LtdFeatured Architect: Alister MacKenzie
As taken from his book, Golf Architecture, Alister MacKenzie felt the following were essential: 1 - The course, where possible, should be arranged in two loops of nine holes. 2 - There should be a large proportion of good two-shot holes and at least four one-shot holes. 3 - There should be little walking...
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