South East Scotland is one of the world's great links golf regions, with Muirfield, North Berwick and Gullane all located along the historic East Lothian coast, just a short journey from Edinburgh
Below you will find our recommended Top 10 courses to play in South East Scotland. Click on each club for further details.
The first record of golf played at Muirfield dates back to 1891 where Old Tom Morris designed a 16-hole course. It was extended to eighteen holes for the 1892 Open Championship before Harry Colt carried out a major redesign in 1923 using an additional 50 acres of land to create 14 new holes. Mui...
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Organised golf at North Berwick began in 1832 when the club was formed by Captain Sir David Baird of Newbyth and ten founding members used a six-hole course on the links. The course expanded to nine holes in 1868 and grew into a full 18-hole layout by 1877. Ben Sayers later supervised alterations...
Eight local gentlemen established the official Gullane Golf Club to properly fund and maintain the grounds.The No.1 Course developed gradually across the natural linksland and its original design is unknown. Its layout was later adjusted when the club’s first clubhouse opened in 1900 No.1 ...
Lanark Golf Club was founded in 1851 on the Common Moor, making it the world’s oldest inland golf course still played on its original ground. The original course contained six holes before Old Tom Morris and George Sayers extended the layout to eighteen holes in 1897. James Braid later carr...
Golf has been played at Dunbar for more than 400 years, although the current club was formed in 1856 when a 15-hole course was created. The layout gradually expanded before Old Tom Morris altered seven holes in 1894. James Braid and Ben Sayers later redesigned the course between 1922 and 1924. M...
Luffness New Golf Club was founded in 1894 following a disagreement over playing rights on Gullane Common. Henry Hope, who was the owner of the Luffness Estate, provided land for a new course entirely within his estate and the renowned architect Old Tom Morris was commissioned to design the layou...
As demand for golf at Gullane increased, the club commissioned two-time Open Champion Willie Park Junior to create a second eighteen-hole course. Gullane No.2 officially opened in 1898, providing an alternative to the increasingly popular No.1 Course. Measuring 6,396 from the back tees, No.2 pro...
Longniddry Golf Club was formed in 1921 with the owner hiring famous golf architect Harry Colt to design an eighteen-hole course. James Braid advised on later alterations in 1936 before Philip Mackenzie Ross redesigned parts of the linksland following the course being ploughed up and used for foo...
Craigielaw is relatively new compared to the other courses in the south East of Scotland opening in 2001. The course was designed by Donald Steel & Co. and was created to reflect many of the traditional links characteristics that the world renowned golf courses possessed in the south ea...
The Fidra Course was created shortly after Dirleton due to a huge redevelopment of the land, DJ Russell responsible for the design. Opening in the mid-2000s, the course takes its name from nearby Fidra Island and its famous lighthouse which golfers can see in the distance from several holes acros...
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