DESTINATIONGOLF . TRAVEL SOUTHEAST
Royal Musselburgh
The holes you see on the way into this golfclub simply do not prepare you for the history that awaits , nor one of the most spectacular clubhouses anywhere . Located in Prestonpans , on the outskirts of Edinburgh , Prestongrange House centres around a Norman tower and dates back to the 12th century . The golf club itself is the 6th oldest in the world although it only moved to its current site in the 1920s , which was when James Braid was brought in to design the course you play today … Mungo Park added some extra holes in the 1930s . What stands out is how well routed the course is given the land available . It flows so smoothly along subtle slopes overlooking the Firth of Forth , and you ’ d be hard-pressed to guess which holes lie beside you as you play through tree-lined avenues to gentle greens . It is not a long course but the trees are just tight enough to rein you in . The three par threes are particularly strong while the lone par five 9th is reachable in two .
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