Royal Musselburgh Golf Club

Founded in 1774 as the Musselburgh Golf Club, Royal Musselburgh is the fifth oldest golf club in the world and still competes annually for the Old Club Cup, the oldest continuously played-for trophy in golf. Originally based at the nine-hole Levenhall links, the club was granted its royal title in 1876 by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, and moved in 1922 to Prestongrange House, a historic estate once linked to the monks of Newbattle Abbey, where James Braid laid out the present 18-hole parkland course. One of only a small number of clubs worldwide to hold Royal status, it remains a proud custodian of golf's earliest traditions.