East Lothian Outdoor Guide

Stretching through 30 miles of stunning coastline, golden beaches and rolling countryside, Scotland’s Golf Coast is a golfing paradise. It features a depth, variety and quality of golf courses which can compete with any golf destination in the world. Known as the sunniest and driest part of Scotland, it is open for business throughout the year, with a warm welcome awaiting every visitor. The destination offers a truly authentic golfing experience, featuring one of the oldest courses in the world at Musselburgh Links. The location of the first Ryder Cup played in Scotland in 1973, Muirfield is the course that inspired Jack Nicklaus to construct Muirfield Village in Ohio. For more information on golf in East Lothian, please visit golfeastlothian.com Gullane No. 1 27 East Lothian Outdoor Guide KEY FACT: All golf holes across the world measure 4 ½ inches and have done since 1891. This is because Royal Musselburgh Golf Club in East Lothian had invented, in 1829, the first known holecutter. Nobody knows why this size was chosen, but you can only imagine how much easier golf would have been had the cutter measured 10 inches!