Gullane Golf Club, #1 & #2 Courses, Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland

Like St. Andrews with its Old, New, Jubilee, and Eden courses, Gullane has its #1, #2, and #3, and like its northerly neighbor the whole town revolves around the golf, only with a much more “local” flavor. The most famous of these courses is the Number 1 Course at Gullane Golf Club, always a British Open final qualifying venue when at Muirfield, and justifiably so. What a setting it is as you play up, down, and around Gullane Hill. Surely this is golf’s Mt. Everest, not because of its size (although it’s not for the feint of heart!), but because no other hill can possibly be so glorious for golfers. From the top of Gullane #1 you have likely the best 360 degree view in all of golf. High over the Firth of Forth, straight ahead is the Firth itself with the hills of Fife across the sea in the distance. To the right is some fantastic coastline and magnificent Muirfield far below. To the left are Edinburgh and its famous castle, and behind you is the beautiful town of Gullane. 7 and 17 play wonderfully downhill, with the ball hanging in the air seemingly forever against the Firth on 7 and the town on 17. The views can lull you to sleep, and if so you will be severely punished, as this course is one of the best in Scotland. The traditional members’ clubhouse is open to all visitors of the #1 course. The #2 Course at Gullane Golf Club, complete with its own clubhouse, is also outstanding, and like its more famous brother has also been an Open Final Qualifying venue. A day on these great courses is one to remember indeed!