Muirfield Golf Club
Gullane, Scotland
The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers lays claim to what some call, "The rudest club in golf," but they did write the first rules of golf, back in 1744. Apparently, one of the unwritten rules is that they can keep company with whom they wish. Right after he won the British Open there in 1980, Tom Watson grabbed pals Ben Crenshaw, Andy North and Tom Weiskopf for a few after-dinner swings. Club officials promptly escorted them off the course. And in 1991, reigning U.S. Open Champion Payne Stewart asked to play with friends on one of the visitor days to practice for the British Open. He was curtly told the club was fully booked.
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Credit: Fred Vuich
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