Musselburgh Old

[evemccc]

Is there anyone on the forum who has ever played it?
I’m thinking of including it on a trip..

Recommended? Thoughts about it and comments are appreciated. I saw a NLU YouTube video of it and am intrigued by it.

Does it get busy, and take long time? What’s it’s amenities like? it’s inside a racecourse, so does it have parking and clubhouse etc?

 

[DCB]

Certainly worth playing, especially if you are into your golf history. It is after all the early home of several of the early clubs up here in Scotland. You can pre arrange the use of hickory clubs to play round, that would be an interesting option. It can be busy, so worth checking with the starter before your visit. Obviously it is closed when Racing is on the go. It is a 9 hole layout and is certainly worth an afternoon if you are on a trip. You'll be following in the footsteps of some of golfs founding fathers.

There is parking

 

[evemccc]

Certainly worth playing, especially if you are into your golf history. It is after all the early home of several of the early clubs up here in Scotland. You can pre arrange the use of hickory clubs to play round, that would be an interesting option. It can be busy, so worth checking with the starter before your visit. Obviously it is closed when Racing is on the go. It is a 9 hole layout and is certainly worth an afternoon if you are on a trip. You'll be following in the footsteps of some of golfs founding fathers.

There is parking

Thanks, that’s useful

 

[IanM]

Played it years back on a trip up there, historically worth playing and I enjoyed it. There was a clubhouse we went in afterwards. Might be more than one, remembering the Scottish differentiation between "club" and "course." (if you see what I mean)

 

[AliMc]

It's one of those, for me anyway, that it's good play given it's history and to say you have played it, would I go back again, doubt it.

 

[KenL]

It's one of those, for me anyway, that it's good play given it's history and to say you have played it, would I go back again, doubt it.

Same for me. A pretty dull course.

 

[IanG]

I've played it a few times with visiting groups and always enjoyed it as it is a bit different. Couldn't play there every week though. It's a nice way to fill out a day - 18 somewhere else and then a gentle 9 at Musselburgh Old in the afternoon. I wouldn't sacrifice a game at any of the other East Lothian courses to play it.

 

[Foxholer]

I've played it a number (dozen-ish) of times and always enjoyed it, but it's only 'special' because of its history. Inside the racecourse, so not always open!
Does have some some interesting holes and none are 'easy' - especially when an extra 'hazard' (a car minus wheels) has been 'parked' in a bunker. Mrs Foreman's (4th) is my favourite!

 

[williamalex1]

Worth a visit, the old clubhouse is across the road very friendly and cheap as chips.
I've played it a few times as I'm friends with old Bob Gordon the starter.
We use to play 9 holes there in the morning then 18 at Royal Musselburgh just a few miles away in the afternoon.
If you decide to play, tell Bob that Billy from Tenerife recommended it, he frequented my daughter Lynn's pub in San Blass Golf Del Sur.