East LothianEast Lothian · public
North Berwick West Links
A historic links whose idiosyncratic holes influenced designers worldwide.
FifeGreen Trip · Scotland · history
Links before and after
A long view of links golf: begin where town and course overlap, then travel outward to see how shared ground, walls and wind produce different forms.
Begin with The Old Course →The sequence
Follow the idea, not a checklist.
Day 1Old Course at St Andrews
Begin with shared fairways and familiar landmarks, without expecting familiarity to make it simple.
Day 3North Berwick West Links
Travel south for walls, seaside improvisation and a distinctly communal links.
Day 6Royal Dornoch Championship Course
Finish farther north where raised greens and isolation create a quieter finale.
Supporting stories
The rest of the reading list.
East Lothian
Scottish HighlandsScottish Highlands · public
Royal Dornoch Championship Course
Natural ridges, raised targets and a remote sense of place above the Dornoch Firth.