Muirfield

Muirfield hosted the first of its 16 Opens in 1892. It was the first Open to be played over 72 holes. The course is renowned as being perhaps the fairest test of all The Open venues, with two circuits of nine rotating in opposite directions, the back nine looping inside the front nine, ensuring that golfers never face the same wind direction on two consecutive holes.

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Muirfield 2013 18th hole

The fairest test of all

Home to the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, golf was first played on 18 holes laid out by Old Tom Morris at Muirfield in 1891 after the Club moved from Musselburgh.

Muirfield in pictures

Nick Faldo win The Open Muirfield 1992

A magnificent bunker shot helps Ernie Els to his first Claret Jug, 2002

Muirfield 18th hole 2013

Phil Mickelson Muirfield 17th 2013

Ernie Els wins The Open at Muirfield 2002

Tom Watson Muirfield 1980

Lee Trevino Muirfield 1972

Jack Nicklaus Claret Jug Muirfield 1966

Gary Player Claret Jug Muirfield 1959

Walter Hagen Muirfield 1929

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The Open at Muirfield

1892

Walter Hagen Muirfield 1929

Walter Hagen Muirfield 1929

The First Open played at Muirfield

1896

Harry Vardon 1914

Harry Vardon 1914

Vardon wins the first of six Claret Jug's

1901

James Braid wins the first of five

1906

JH Taylor Ted Ray Harry Vardon James Braid

JH Taylor Ted Ray Harry Vardon James Braid

Braid wins back-to-back

1912

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1912-Ted-Ray-Open-Champion-Muirfield

Ted Ray too good for Vardon and Braid

1929

Walter Hagen Claret Jug Muirfield 1929

Walter Hagen Claret Jug Muirfield 1929

Hagen wins his fourth Open and first in Scotland

1935

Perry wins with Championship equalling record of 283

1948

HenryCotton Muirfield

HenryCotton Muirfield

A third Claret Jug for Henry Cotton

1959

Gary Player Claret Jug Muirfield 1959

Gary Player Claret Jug Muirfield 1959

Gary Player wins the first major

1966

Jack Nicklaus Muirfiled 1966

Jack Nicklaus Muirfiled 1966

First of three for Nicklaus

1972

Lee Trevino Muirfield 1972 18th

Lee Trevino Muirfield 1972 18th

Trevino successfully defends

1980

Tom Watson Claret Jug 1980 Muirfield

Tom Watson Claret Jug 1980 Muirfield

Watson claims third Claret Jug

1987

Nick Faldo Muirfield 1987

Nick Faldo Muirfield 1987

Breakthrough for Nick Faldo at The Open

1992

The best four holes of Faldo's career

2002

Ernie Els lifted by Thomas Levet at Muirfield in 2002

Ernie Els lifted by Thomas Levet at Muirfield in 2002

Els prevails in first four man playoff

2013

Phil Mickelson Claret Jug 2013

Phil Mickelson Claret Jug 2013

Mickelson captures the Claret Jug

Champion Golfers at Muirfield

1896
1898
1899
1903
1911
1914