Fairmont ( Torrance )
Turnberry St . Andrews ( Duke )
Kingsbarns
EDINBURGH / EAST LOTHIAN Muirfield : Home to the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers and most recently the 2002 Open Championship this very exclusive seaside links course features long narrow fairways , fast undulating greens , innumerable pot bunkers and thick rough . Architecturally it ’ s a gem . A clockwise outward half surrounds the inner anti-clockwise holes , an arrangement that ensures that players have to make incessant adjustment for wind direction .
It can be quite tricky securing a tee time at Muirfield and currently , visitors may play on Tuesday and Thursday mornings with the 1st tee reserved for twoballs and the 10th tee reserved for fourballs . Times fill up very quickly during the peak season from May to September , but the good news is Muirfield has ideal full course playing conditions all year round .
Other golfing options : North Berwick , Gullane No . 1 .
FIFE Kingsbarns Golf Links : Designed by leading golf architect Kyle Phillips , Kingsbarns is a tribute to classic Scottish links and has come on in leaps and bounds since opening in 2000 . The course meanders along more than one-and-a-half miles of rugged seashore offering ocean views from every hole . Featuring spacious fairways rolling and twisting through dune ridges and hollows , true links turf and large greens , the course is challenging yet playable . “ At Kingsbarns it ’ s all about risk and reward ,” says David Scott , Director of Golf . “ You can play to a safe area but it ’ s likely to be a tough angle to the green . If you take a gamble and go the Tiger line , you will have the choice of playing a running shot or one through the air .”
Other golfing options : St Andrews Old Course , Castle Course , Duke ’ s Course , Kittock ’ s Course , Torrance Course & Balcomie Links ( Crail ).
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