Unusually, we've combined two golf clubs into one episode - but they do have something in common.

Musselburgh Old Links was one of the original venues for The Open Championship, but the limitations of its nine-hole layout led to its replacement by Muirfield, and golfers migrated to other courses with more land.

One of those clubs was Royal Musselburgh, a parkland course and very different to Musselburgh Old Links, which sits within Musselburgh racecourse. But their shared history made for an entertaining 27-hole day.

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The first of a quartet of Dutch course reviews coming up in the next few weeks as the Netherlands becomes the 15th country to be visited by the Golf Pilgrim.

De Texelse is a tranquil resort on an island just off the coast of Holland, and the venue for a recent European Nations Cup for journalists. Suffice to say, the British team was some way short of the podium….

But the links-like course is a winner - having expanded from 9 to 18 holes a decade ago.

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We are delving into the history books in this episode…because recent research indicates that Lanark is the oldest inland golf course in the world.

They've been playing here since 1851, with Old Tom Morris and James Braid lending their expertise to its design.

Its location means it may be an excellent option on your way to or from a Scottish golfing holiday….

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Stoke Park was the setting for one of the most famous moments in golf, albeit a fictional match.

Its proximity to Pinewood film studios meant it was the perfect spot to film James Bond's match against Auric Goldfinger in the 007 movie released in 1964.

Now in the hands of a real-life billionaire, Stoke Park has quite a story of its own. The club closed for several years and had its membership abolished before reopening as an exclusive pay-and-play venue.

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Powfoot may be some distance from Scotland's most famous links, but that can have advantages.

Visitors will discover a much lower greenfee than better known courses. And its location, a dozen or so miles from the M6 and the English border makes it very easy to get to for golfers heading north or south.

And we hear from upcoming star Chloe Tarbard who battled apocalyptic weather to win the Scottish Girls Championship at Powfoot.

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Back to the west coast of Ireland and another links course on the Wild Atlantic Way.

Enniscrone is rated highly enough to feature in the top 100 in GB & Ireland, having been extended from 9 to 18 holes by Eddie Hackett in the 1970s.

The course is situated among towering dunes, and even if you don’t encounter many birdies or eagles during your round, you should spot a variety of birdlife in this tranquil haven.

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The great American golfer Tom Weiskopf won the Open at Troon and was runner-up at the Masters at Augusta four times. But when he designed this exclusive course on the banks of Loch Lomond, he considered it his lasting memorial to golf.

Loch Lomond's website gives a clue to the membership, claiming it's only "90 minutes from London, two hours from Paris, and approximately six hours from both New York and Dubai."

Neil drove up from Nottingham for a taste of the high life…

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When golf writer Tom Coyne travelled around Ireland playing all its great links courses, everyone was keen to know which one he enjoyed the most. Carne was not the favourite that most would have expected.

But its rawness and remoteness stole his heart, and he helped publicise its charms worldwide, which helped save the club when it almost went out of business.

Tom tells the Golf Pilgrim what makes Carne so special.

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