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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.
With Jack Nicklaus, he designed Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio. [ 2 ] According to the Honolulu Advertiser , he "became one of the most respected golf course designers" in the United States. [ 1 ]
The greater Columbus area is where Jack Nicklaus spent most of his early life. The golf course he designed at Muirfield Village, north of Columbus, was opened in May 1974, and two years later it hosted the first Memorial Tournament. The par-72 course was 7,072 yards (6,467 m), [4] a considerable length for the mid-1970s.
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]
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]
This is the fourth-longest stretch in history for American-born golfers after stretches that ended at the 1930 Open Championship, 1947 U.S. Open, and the 1977 PGA Championship. Thirty years later, Tiger Woods became the first since Nicklaus to win the first two major tournaments of the year. His bid for a Grand Slam in 2002 also ended at Muirfield.
The 1935 Open Championship was the 70th Open Championship, played 26–28 June at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Alf Perry won his only major title, four strokes ahead of runner-up Alf Padgham.