Founded in 1896, Murrayfield Golf Club occupies part of the former Ravelston Estate to the west of Murrayfield Road, 2½ miles (4 km) west of the centre of Edinburgh. The first course lay immediately to the east, on an area now occupied by housing, and comprised just twelve holes. In 1898, land was leased to the west of Murrayfield Road and the course increased to 18 holes laid out on both sides of the road. The course was re-established at its current location in 1904 although, at 4930 yards, was rather shorter than the par-70, 5781-yard course which exists today. To celebrate, on 30th July 1904, James Braid and Harry Vardon played an exhibition match, attracting 3000 spectators. This match was filmed and represents one of the oldest films of golf known to exist, now preserved by the British Golf Museum in St. Andrews.
The clubhouse is the second to serve the course and was opened in 1912. It was designed in the Arts-and-Crafts style by Ernest Auldjo Jamieson (1880 - 1937), who was a member of the club. The building was extended and renovated in 1988 and again in 2016. It is now C-listed. Murrayfield Golf Academy is located here.
Ravelston Golf Course lies immediately to the north.
