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Muirfield is a privately owned golf links which is the home of The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. Located in Gullane , East Lothian , Scotland, overlooking the Firth of Forth , Muirfield is one of the golf courses used in rotation for The Open Championship .
In 2014, Golf Digest rated Muirfield Village as the number one golf course in Ohio, [11] and 53rd in the first-ever world's 100 greatest golf courses. [12] Golf Digest also ranked Muirfield Village 14th in the United States in 2018. [13] MVGC closed and underwent a large renovation after the 2020 Memorial Tournament.
The three courses rotated the hosting of the championship until 1892 when Muirfield hosted the event. The Honourable Company of Edinburgh golfers built their own course at Muirfield and Musselburgh was removed from the rota as a result. [7] Royal St George's Golf Club became the first course outside Scotland to host the championship in 1894. [8]
Muirfield was the third U.S. course to host the tournament, and the first course in the world to host Presidents Cup, Ryder Cup, and Solheim Cup international team competitions. [2] [3] In May 2012, Fred Couples and Nick Price were named captains of the U.S. and International teams, respectively. [4] [5]
The 2013 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 142nd Open Championship, held from 18 to 21 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. [3] Phil Mickelson shot a final round 66 (−5) to win his fifth major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Henrik Stenson. Mickelson began the round five strokes ...
The 1987 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 116th Open Championship, held from 16 to 19 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Nick Faldo won the first of his three Open Championships, one stroke ahead of runners-up Paul Azinger and Rodger Davis. [2] It was the first of Faldo's six major championships. [3]
The Memorial Tournament (branded as the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday for sponsorship reasons) is a PGA Tour golf tournament founded in 1976 by Jack Nicklaus.It is played on a Nicklaus-designed course at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb north of Columbus.
The 1972 Open Championship was the 101st Open Championship, held 12–15 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Lee Trevino won his second straight Claret Jug, the first to successfully defend his title since Arnold Palmer in 1962.