Muirfield Golf Club
Muirfield Golf Club, Hole 4
Next week, July 18–21, world golfers will gather in Gullane, Scotland, at the legendary Muirfield links course for the 2013 British Open or, as it's known in Great Britain, The Open Championship.
Muirfield Golf Club, Hole 13
The Open Championship was first held at Muirfield in 1892 and has been contested there fifteen times, most recently in 2002 when Ernie Els won the championship. Among the previous winners are Nick Faldo, Tom Watson, Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Walter Hagen and Harry Vardon.
Muirfield Golf Club, Hole 3
Nicklaus once described Muirfield as "the best golf course in Britain." But the course Jack remembers has been altered by several subtle changes. Over the winters of 2010 and 2011, changes were made at fifteen holes to ensure that Muirfield remained a challenge for the world's best golfers. Those changes included several new bunkers in selected drive areas, moving greenside bunkers to tighten the entrances to greens, the enlargement of greens to provide more championship pin positions, and the introduction of six new championship tees lengthening the course to 7245 yards. Perhaps, the most noticeable difference involves the 9th Hole which is now a difficult par 5, particularly when playing into a prevailing wind.
The photos of Muirfield as well as other
golf course posters can be found on my sports website
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