East Lothian

The Dirleton Links Course at Archerfield Links, the estate's second course.

The Fidra Course at Archerfield Links, a links layout on the Archerfield Estate near Dirleton.

Castle Park Golf Club sits at the foot of the Lammermuir Hills near Haddington, offering an 18-hole course split into two distinct nine-hole sections for varied play. The club features a modern, covered and floodlit driving range alongside a newly renovated clubhouse, making it a well-equipped practice and playing venue. A welcoming atmosphere and attentive staff have made it a popular choice for both members and visiting golfers in inland East Lothian.

Craigielaw Golf Club is an 18-hole championship links course designed by Donald Steel, set on Scotland's Golf Coast with views over the Firth of Forth. The club offers a 25-room lodge and dining facilities alongside the course, and hosted the Scottish Seniors Open in both 2018 and 2019. Just 30 minutes from Edinburgh, it sits amid a cluster of renowned neighbouring links including Muirfield, North Berwick and Gullane.

Gullane No.2, one of the club's three courses on the same duneland ridge.

Gullane No.3, the shortest of the club's three links courses.

Haddington Golf Club offers a parkland course on the edge of East Lothian's county town, providing an inland alternative to the region's famous coastal links. The club maintains an active programme of visitor bookings, membership and competitions, with a well-regarded clubhouse and hospitality service. A traditional East Lothian club, it draws golfers looking for a quieter, more sheltered round than the exposed links nearer the coast.

Kilspindie Golf Club traces its roots to 1867 as the original Luffness club, later relocating west along the coast to its present site at Aberlady when a dispute over playing rights on Gullane Common prompted Luffness's landowner to build a new course elsewhere in 1893. The links measures a modest 5,502 yards but offers lovely views across the River Forth and a stern test whenever the coastal wind picks up. Aberlady Golf Club also shares use of the course, keeping it a lively, sociable corner of East Lothian's Golf Coast.

Longniddry Golf Club occupies the south shore of the Firth of Forth, about 15 minutes by train from Edinburgh, with a course laid out in 1921 by the renowned architect Harry S. Colt. The layout blends inland and links-style holes into one continuous, challenging round, a hallmark of Colt's design work. Its combination of accessibility and quality has made it a popular club for both East Lothian members and visiting golfers exploring Scotland's Golf Coast.

Luffness New Golf Club was founded in 1894 on a course designed by Old Tom Morris, after a dispute over playing rights on Gullane Common led estate owner Henry Hope to build a new links entirely within his own land at Luffness. The original Luffness club, which had played since 1867, moved west and would eventually become Kilspindie Golf Club. Golf has been recorded in the Aberlady area since at least the sixteenth century, and Luffness New, which marked its 125th anniversary in 2019, is regarded as one of the finest and most understated links in the region.

Musselburgh Old Course Golf Club plays over the historic Old Links at Musselburgh, one of the oldest playing golf courses in the world, with documented golf on the site dating back centuries and a claim to having hosted the first recorded women's golf competition in 1811. The course itself is run by Enjoy Leisure rather than the club, giving it an unusual municipal-meets-historic character among East Lothian's clubs. A living link to the earliest days of the sport, it remains an essential stop for golf historians and enthusiasts alike.

Founded in 1774 as the Musselburgh Golf Club, Royal Musselburgh is the fifth oldest golf club in the world and still competes annually for the Old Club Cup, the oldest continuously played-for trophy in golf. Originally based at the nine-hole Levenhall links, the club was granted its royal title in 1876 by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, and moved in 1922 to Prestongrange House, a historic estate once linked to the monks of Newbattle Abbey, where James Braid laid out the present 18-hole parkland course. One of only a small number of clubs worldwide to hold Royal status, it remains a proud custodian of golf's earliest traditions.

The Glen Golf Club, also known as North Berwick's East Links, occupies a dramatic clifftop and coastal site to the east of the town, with sweeping views across the Firth of Forth to Bass Rock and the Fife coast. The course combines cliffside drama with sheltered parkland-style stretches, giving it a distinctive character among East Lothian's many links courses. A popular complement to its more famous West Links neighbour, it offers a genuinely scenic round for members and visitors alike.

The Musselburgh Golf Club plays a championship parkland course at Monktonhall designed by James Braid, offering a genuine test of golf for players of every standard. The club has hosted the Scottish Professional Championship twice and served as a Regional Open Qualifying venue between 2006 and 2010, before being selected as a Local Final Qualifier for the 2013 Open Championship. Despite its competitive pedigree, the club maintains a friendly, welcoming atmosphere for members and visitors alike.

Winterfield Golf Club occupies a clifftop site on the edge of Dunbar, offering sweeping coastal views over the Firth of Forth from a shorter, characterful course well suited to golfers of all standards. The club is known for its warm welcome to visitors and societies, and its clubhouse restaurant, Aunty D's, has become a popular stop in its own right. A friendly complement to Dunbar's more testing East Links, Winterfield rounds out the town's golfing offer.