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The venerable golf course at Muirfield Scotland has had the honor of being ranked very among the great golf courses of the world – first in Golf Magazines "among the top 100 golf courses in the world" in 1983 and then ranked both second and fifth in that very same poll in 1987 and 1989. This while all the while while the Muirefeld golf course held its lead as the number one golf course in the British Isles. Muirfeld is well known for its most difficult golf "routing plan" of being laid out in a "circle within a circle" making for an ever varying golfing winds directions.

Not only that but this magnificent and historic golf course is home to the Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, known as the world's oldest continuous golf club. The Honorable Company is the direct descendant of a group of golfers known as "The Gentleman Golfers of Leith". This group played at Leith Links (to the west of Edinburgh) which were first used as golf links in 1593.

Historical accounts place the Gentleman Golfers of Leith as formally recognized by the Edinburgh Town Council on March 7, 1744, who further presented the group with a silver golf club for an annual golf contest. With this formal recognition, the Gentleman Golfers set down a list of 13 golfing rules and began maintaining what has by now become the oldest continuous record kept by any golfing club in the world.

The list of rules that they set down, originally titled "Articles and Laws on Playing Golf" became known as the Leith Code, and became the first set of golfing rules to be written down, It was so reasonable and efficient that The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews adopted it when their organization was formed in 1754.

These Gentleman Golfers were sometimes later formalized as the Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. In 1836 they moved from the five-hole Leith Links to the links at Mussenburgh on the east of Edinburgh. It seems that Musselburgh itself had been a golfing ground from at least 1672.

It was at Musselburgh in 1873 that The Honorable Company agreed to an agreement – with the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Petersburg. Andrews, and Prestwyck Golf Club (who hosted the first Open Championship in 1860) – for the staging of the Open Championship at Musselburgh, the Old Course at St. Louis Andrews and Perswyck, on a yearly rotational basis.

A little over half a century after the Honorable Company had begun play at Musselburgh, they migrated once again (taking their position at the Open with them) to Muirfield (yet even further east on the Firth of Forth), which the Honorable Company developed for golf, and opened for play on 3, May 1891.

Muirfield's seaside location and picturesque surroundings, offer an aesthetic banquet second to none. It has been said that the Muirfeld golf course is as close to perfection as is ever availed to earth, sky, sea and golfing skill.

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Source by Morris E. Brown

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Did you know that golf is not only an addictive sport? It is also somewhat educational and by educational, what I mean is that you can get something from it that you can apply in your life's daily struggle.

Bobby Jones, an amateur golfer once quoted that golf is the greatest of games as it closely reflects to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good break from bad shots.

Here are just some of the valuable lessons on golf that can make you a better person later in life:

Safety – The equipment used for playing golf like clubs and balls are quite dangerous. You are not to practice your swings when there is a person in front of you or someone is walking by as there is always a chance for that person to get hurt either by the club or get hit by the ball. Safety is the first rule of golf. These rules of safety are also applicable in life just like swimming, driving or safety in the home.

Problem Solving – There are several aspects that can affect the game in the course just like tress, rain or heavy winds. This can make the game challenging. In this case, you'll need to apply your problem solving skills in order to pass smoothly from these challenges. A clever thinking is highly required.

Concentration – Golf requires a high amount of focus and concentration. You just can not take a swing and not paying attention where you're going to land the ball. Golf requires not only physical concentration but it also requires your intension emotional and mental concentration. This will improve how you see the future of the game as well. It will help you look into and focus on the positive side instead of contemplating about the negative side.

Improved Listening Skills and Persistence – In golf, you can never become an excellent golfer unless you dedicate a lot of time improving your swings and golf techniques your mentors has taught you daily. In life also, we need to persevere if we want to succeed and reach our goals no matter how arduous the road would be. In life and in golf, the ability to listen carefully is very important as you have to take note of the important things that you have to do and you should be open to coaching. This way, we can just work out easily the toughest challenges that life and golf can offer.

Humility and Respect to Others – In the game of golf, golfers are always reminded that good sportsmanship must be applied at all times and that the rule of the thumb is that the games will be ended with a hand shake. Golf also requires you to communicate to others with respect regardless of age.

The above mentioned lessons are essential in the field of golf. Not only that, we also need to apply these lessons in our daily life.

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Source by Christopher A. Praizner