No 1 Archives - Gullane Golf Club

1st

August 9, 2023

Your journey begins in the village, offering up a gentle opening par four. A driver may not always be your first choice with the carefully placed fairway bunkers awaiting a misplaced tee shot.

2nd

August 9, 2023

A slender fairway and a devilishly narrow green make this hole a unique challenge, with the gradual climb adding length. In true links style, keeping the ball low is sage advice.

3rd

August 9, 2023

The breathtaking vista as you arrive on this elevated tee is a thing of beauty and a birdie chance awaits if you can avoid the bunkers with your drive. Favour the right hand side to open up the green.

4th

August 9, 2023

The first of a quartet of short holes requires an accurate short iron to a split level green, with steep run-offs either side which swallow up errant balls. Bunker trouble lies short.

5th

August 9, 2023

A long, sweeping par four rising uphill for your second shot. Don’t be too distracted by the view from the green, which requires a strong eye for reading the slope from back to front.

6th

August 9, 2023

Accuracy from the tee pays dividends with an opportunity to get near the green for longer hitters. Anything left, however, could find a bunker meaning bogey is a more likely outcome.

7th

August 9, 2023

The 360-degree view from the tee is arguably the finest in East Lothian, looking down on Muirfield to one side and across to Edinburgh on the other. Don’t be deceived by its looks, a par is no mean feat.

8th

August 9, 2023

Lengthened in recent years, this challenging dogleg par four demands accuracy off the tee to leave a long to mid iron approach to a fast-running infinity green where distance judgement is key.

9th

August 9, 2023

A classic links par three to close out the opening nine, guarded by no fewer than nine pot bunkers. A members’ bounce from the front of the green can leave a makeable birdie putt.

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