Destination Golf - March 2018 * | Page 39

Cruise to Bass Rock. (Pic: R.McDougall) Gifford GC DAY 4 – PARKLAND & LINKS in the world still being played (with documentary evidence dating back to 1672) and the venue of six Open Championships from 1874 to 1889. The course is ensconced almost entirely inside Musselburgh Racecourse adding to the character and charm of the place. On our schedule today is a morning round at Gifford Golf Club followed by Musselburgh Links in the afternoon. Laid out in 1904, Gifford is a lovely 9-hole cours