1st
August 17, 2023
Teeing off adjacent to the stylish starters' box, a good opening drive will leave you a short iron into a relatively flat green to ease you gently into your round.
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2nd
August 17, 2023
A testing tee shot on this right-to-left dog leg which requires accuracy rather than length. Carrying the left-hand fairway bunker leaves you the best angle into this tricky green.
3rd
August 17, 2023
Short in length for a par four, but the uphill elevation adds difficulty. Trust your line and commit, to get you up the hill and positioned with a short pitch to the green for an early birdie opportunity.
4th
August 17, 2023
Rated by many as the finest par four on all three courses, the fourth is sublime and challenging in equal measure. A good drive is only half the battle, with a long approach over an avenue of bunkers remaining.
5th
August 17, 2023
As tough a par three as there is on Gullane’s links, measuring just shy of 200 yards and protected by a ring of greenside bunkers. Celebrate your three all day long.
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6th
August 17, 2023
A sturdy par five, with a good drive key to unlocking a birdie chance. The contours favour a draw onto a green that slopes away from you.
7th
August 17, 2023
A classic links par four, used by No.1 for the Scottish Open. A blind tee shot over the ridge, with an approach from the left being the prime line. Pot bunkers await anything slightly misjudged.
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8th
August 17, 2023
A beauty spot for a tee, matched by the splendour of this dog-leg right to left hole. Navigate the bunkers with a precise approach onto a sloping green to set up a birdie opportunity.
9th
August 17, 2023
Not the longest par four, but with no fewer than ten bunkers, the hole asks for accuracy versus length. Coming in from the left hand side of the fairway is the best angle of attack.