West Links at North Berwick Golf Club in East Lothian, Scotland

North Berwick Golf Club is one of Scotland's oldest golf clubs, dating back to 1832.

Its West Links have changed greatly since then, eventually taking its current shape in the 1890s. Today, it is one the most influential and unique links golf courses in Scotland. The routing is a classic nine-out, nine-in, and the stretch of holes from No. 12 thru 16 are among the greatest in golf.

No. 15, a par 3, is called "Redan" and has been copied all over the world thanks to its blind green that slopes front-right to back-left. The hole before, "Perfection," is a par-4 blind shot to a green right on the coast.

Off shore, the island of Fidra an the Bass Rock can be seen from most points of the golf course.

Much like the Old Course in St. Andrews, North Berwick starts and begins with parallel, short par 4s - No. 1 and 18 - playing aside each other. Eighteen is a drivable par 4 with the right wind, though be warned of the road and car park right of the fairway.

The course today plays 6,500 yards from the medal tees and is an Open Championship qualifying host among other prestigious tournaments. There is a second golf course in North Berwick, Glen Golf Club, that is known by locals as the "East Links."

North Berwick Golf Club - Gate

The par-4 16th hole, named "Gate," features a most unusual green complex at North Berwick Golf Club.

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North Berwick Golf Club - No. 18

North Berwick Golf Club's West Links start and finish in the heart of this historic town in East Lothian, Scotland.

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North Berwick Golf Club - No. 1

The first three holes at North Berwick Golf Club play right beside the beach on the right.

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North Berwick Golf Club - No. 2

The par-4 second hole requires a shot over the beach from the tee box at North Berwick Golf Club.

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North Berwick Golf Club - No. 3

No. 3, "Trap," is the longest par 4 on the course at North Berwick Golf Club at 460 yards.

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North Berwick Golf Club - No. 10

The par-3 10th hole at North Berwick Golf Club is guarded heavily by bunkers.

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North Berwick Golf Club - Bunkers

North Berwick Golf Club features many steep sand bunkers surrounding greens.

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North Berwick Golf Club - No. 12

The short, par-4 12th hole at North Berwick Golf Club, named "Bass," plays back towards the Bass Rock.

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North Berwick Golf Club - No. 13

The famous "Pit" hole at North Berwick Golf Club, No. 13, features a green tucked behind a stone wall and between dunes.

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North Berwick Golf Club - No. 14

The par-4 14th hole at North Berwick Golf Club, named "Perfection," features a blind second shot over a crest to a green that sits on the edge of the shore.

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North Berwick Golf Club - No. 13

Historic North Berwick Golf Club is an influential golf course, thanks to ingenious holes such as the par-4 13th.

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North Berwick Golf Club - North Berwick Law

The volcanic North Berwick Law looms over the West Links at North Berwick Golf Club at every point.

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