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    Best golf courses: Edinburgh

    Edinburgh: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.

    Rating key

    5-PLUS: In the world’s elite - has few peers; one of our top-rated 5s! 5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this. 4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars. 4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit. 3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars. 3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game. 2-star: Reasonably okay course - if better courses not available. Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team. Private: A course for members and their invited guests only. Stay & Play Golf Resorts: Golf Clubs and resorts with onsite accommodation

    Course name

    Rating

    Visitors?

    Nearest city

    Designer

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    Archerfield (Dirleton)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Rsrt guests only
    Edinburgh
    Russell, David J.

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    David J. Russell

    Archerfield (Fidra)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Rsrt guests only
    Edinburgh
    Russell, David J.

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    David J. Russell

    Bruntsfield
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Edinburgh
    Park Jr, Willie

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    Original layout designed by Willie Park Jr (1898). Subsequent improvements made by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1922) and Hawtree (1972).

    Cardrona
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Edinburgh
    Thomas, Dave

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    Dave Thomas

    Craigielaw
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Edinburgh
    Steel, Donald

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    Donald Steel

    Dalmahoy (East)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Edinburgh
    Braid, James

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    James Braid

    Dunbar
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Edinburgh
    Morris, Old Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    Old Tom Morris

    Glen, Scotland
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Edinburgh
    Braid & Sayers

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    James Braid and Ben Sayers

    Gullane (No.1)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Wkends restrictd
    Edinburgh
    Unknown

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    Unknown

    Gullane (No.2)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Edinburgh
    Park Jr, Willie

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    Willie Park Jr.

    Gullane (No.3)
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Edinburgh
    Unknown

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    Unknown

    Kilspindie
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Edinburgh
    Park Jr, Willie

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    Willie Park Jr and Ben Sayers.

    Longniddry
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Edinburgh
    Colt, Harry

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    Original design by Harry Colt (1920), with subsequent modifications by James Braid (1926), Philip Mackenzie Ross (1945) and more recently Donald Steel.

    Luffness New
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Weekdays only
    Edinburgh
    Morris, Old Tom

    Visitors?

    Weekdays only

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    Old Tom Morris

    Muirfield
    5-PLUS: In the world’s elite - has few peers; one of our top-rated 5s!
    Tues & Thur
    Edinburgh
    Morris, Old Tom

    Visitors?

    Tues & Thur

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    Original course on this site was laid out by Old Tom Morris (1891). Later modifications by Harry Colt and Tom Simpson (1928).

    Musselburgh Links (Old)
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Edinburgh
    Unknown

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    Unknown

    North Berwick
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Visitors welcome
    Edinburgh
    Various

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    Designer of original layout unknown; later extensions and modifications by Old Tom Morris and David "Davie" Strath (1876), Tom Dunn (1880s), and Ben Sayers Jr and Major Cecil K. Hutchison (1932).

    Renaissance, Scotland
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Edinburgh
    Doak, Tom

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    Tom Doak

    Roxburghe, The
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Edinburgh
    Thomas, Dave

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    Dave Thomas

    Royal Burgess
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Edinburgh
    Morris, Old Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    Original layout at this location designed by Old Tom Morris (1894). Subsequent improvements made by Willie Park Jr, Harry Colt, Philip Mackenzie Ross and James Braid.

    Royal Musselburgh
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Wkends restrictd
    Edinburgh
    Braid, James

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    Edinburgh

    Designer

    James Braid (1925).

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