Open Championship Final Qualifying 1966, 1972, 1980, 1987, 1992, 2002
Scottish Professional Championship 1953
Amateur Championship Qualifying 1998
British Seniors Open Amateur Championship 2000
GB&I Boys v Europe Boys (Jacques L'Eglise Trophy) 1965
Amateur Internationals 1968
Scottish Amateur Championship 1983, 1990, 2004
Scottish Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship 1967,1977
Ladies British Open Amateur Championship 1897, 1947, 1970, 2004
Ladies Home Internationals 1960, 1984
Ladies British Open Amateur Strokeplay 1993
Scottish Ladies Close Amateur Championship 1908,1925, 1931,1952,1964, 1979, 1994
Veteran Ladies Internationals 1996
Scottish Ladies County Finals 1999
British Youths' Open Amateur Championship 1976
European Boys Team Championship 1998
The Boys' Championship 1965, 1981
Girls British Open Amateur Championship 1951, 1963
Gullane No.2 Course Championships
Open Championship Final Qualifying 1980
Seniors Open Amateur Championship 2000
U.S. Kids Golf European Championship 2008
Gullane No.3 Course Championships
U.S. Kids Golf European Championship 2008
Gullane Golf Club
Gullane Golf Club, established in 1882, offers championship quality links courses with dramatic views across the Firth of Forth to Edinburgh, Fife and to the south. The three courses do not have names but simply numbers, which reflect their age. The Club has a history of hosting international Championship events and the No. 1 course is an Open Championship Qualifying Course. However golf has been played on Gullane links for over 300 years.
As far back as 1650, the weavers of Dirleton played the weavers of Aberlady annually on Old Handsel Monday. However there was no organised club until the early 1800’s, when a number of local farmers banded together to play golf. This club became defunct around 1848 but it was resuscitated in 1859 and, as the East Lothian Golf Club, still plays today at Gullane. Dirleton Castle Golf Club, which was founded in 1854 by the shopkeepers and artisans of Dirleton and Gullane, is the oldest Club in continuous existence playing on Gullane links.
In 1882 eight gentlemen of Gullane met and resolved to form a club under the name of The Gullane Golf Club in order to keep the links in good order. It was agreed to issue a circular to those golfers who were in the habit of playing over the links, with a view to inducing them to become members. 32 names were given as members and by 1883 membership numbers were 125. Membership numbers in 2007 were just over 1,000.
As the popularity of golf grew, the village prospered and the course was stretched steadily and in 1910 there were three 18-hole courses plus a children’s course. This progress was not without opposition. For over 50 years - from 1842 to 1892 - a serious threat to golf on the hill was racehorses. Gullane was an important and successful training area for racehorses and exercising them on the hill was a well-established practice. However, in 1892, Lord Low prohibited exercising and training on Gullane Hill and by this judgement made the hill permanently available for golf.
In terms of the ages of the courses Gullane No. 1 was established in 1884 and the well maintained greens, links grasses, numerous bunkers and sea breezes makes a unique challenge for the serious golfer. Gullane No. 2 was laid out in 1898 and one feature of the course is its excellent short holes, particularly the 11th with its magnificent view and tricky club selection. Gullane No. 3 was completed in 1910 and will test even the most experienced golfer’s ability at accurate shot making and truly is a gem. Willie Park Jr designed them both.
In 1889 a clubhouse was built in the village, which is now known as ‘The Old Clubhouse’. In 1927 the lands surrounding the Gullane Ladies’ Golf Club clubhouse were acquired. A contract, still in operation, was made with Gullane Ladies’ Golf Club and Gullane Golf Club, outlining the responsibilities and finances of the new clubhouse. In 1928 the old buildings on the site were demolished and construction work started. This clubhouse is used as the Members Clubhouse today.
Gullane Golf Club continued to grow and in 1993 a Visitors Clubhouse was built adjacent to the start of the No. 2 and 3 courses to accommodate the increasing number of visitors playing the courses. It offers all the facilities expected at a major golf complex.
U.S. Kids Golf European Championship: the World's Youngest Players on the World's Oldest Links
ATLANTA,GA-U.S.-KIDS-GOLF ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27,2008
The U.S. Kids Golf European Championship teed off today in Gullane, Scotland, with more than 480 kids aged seven through 14 from 34 countries competing in the birthplace of golf. The tournament, the first U.S. Kids Golf competition held outside the United States, runs through Friday.
Yesterday's opening ceremony in the Concorde Hanger at the National Museum of Flight in East Lothian, part of the 'golf coast' near the Scottish capitol of Edinburgh, paid tribute to the international nature of the event, with 34 representatives bearing a flag from each of their respective countries.
The tournament is spread over five courses in East Lothian, with a specific age group playing the same course throughout the event. Players are divided by age, with boys competing in brackets by ages seven through 14, and girls divided into brackets by ages eight through 14.
The culmination of the U.S. Kids Golf European Championship will be the Van Horn Cup on Friday. Modeled after the famed Ryder Cup tournament that matches a team of Europeans against Americans, the Van Horn Cup pits teams of European players against teams composed of players from outside of Europe.
Gullane Golf Club in East Lothian is serving as the host course for the U.S. Kids Golf European Championship. Built in 1898, Gullane has been a qualifying venue for the British Open Championship, with a stunning view across Aberlady Bay to Edinburgh, where the first recorded game of golf was played in 1452. The beautiful Scottish countryside surrounding the courses is steeped in golf's traditions. A course in nearby North Berwick hosts the world's oldest junior tournament, established in 1868. The U.S. Kids Golf European Championship is also being played on nearby courses in Craigielaw, Kilspindie, and Luffness New.
Although the game itself will be familiar, young players will see a few differences. The big bunkers and windy conditions on Scottish courses can be a challenge. In Scotland, golf is treated a little more formally than in the United States. Jackets and ties are required for clubhouse entry, and denim, cargo shorts, and tennis shoes are a definite no-no. Players are also expected to remove hats and caps when entering clubhouses.
The U.S. Kids Golf European Championship is the first of many planned regional championships around the world. U.S. Kids Golf is committed to growing the game and eventually hopes to reach one million youngsters across the globe.