An complete Overview on Muirfield

Many leading players see Muirfield as a stern but fair test of a golfer's true ability - every shot you play is rewarded or penalized accurately. 

Laid out on the East Lothian coast in Scotland, Muirfield is flatter than most championship links - a feature which pleases many American visitors who aren't used to playing on Britain's typically up and down coastal courses.

Muirfield is a true test of golf. It gives you the chance to play to your handicap - so often courses are designed with only the most skilful and powerful in mind.

There are few humps and hollows to slew your ball off line. Only one tee shot is blind and most bunkers are visible from the tee. There are no great carries between tee and fairway, no water hazards and few trees.

On the other hand, your drives need to be accurate: avoiding the many bunkers - 151 in all - is the key to a good score. And when you reach the greens - small by links standards -you need to be wary of subtle contours.

The course is relentless. There's practically no let up between the 1st tee and 18th green. Tony Jacklin considers the start at Muirfield to be 'one of the scariest opening holes in golf'.