Gullane Golf Club (No. 1 Course) - Scotland

Gullane is one of the great golfing centers of Scotland, with three courses wheeling around Gullane Hill in East Lothian. From the seventh tee of Gullane No. 1, the high point on the course, there are sumptuous views out to the Firth of Forth and the hills of Fife and across Aberlady Bay to Edinburgh in the west. Gullane No.1 was founded in 1884, with Gullane No.2, or the New Course, following in 1898. Gullane has hosted the British Ladies Championship four times, most recently in 2004. Babe Didrikson Zaharias became the first American to win the championship when she prevailed at Gullane No.1 in 1947. The sense of boundless links, with flagsticks fluttering in every direction, was captured by Bernard Darwin when he wrote: "From Gullane Hillto the Luffness Club-house is one huge stretch of turf, and such turf! the finest, smoothest, and most delicate that ever was seen."

North Berwick Golf Club - Scotland

North Berwick is a venerable and much venerated course, full of historic charm, set in the midst of the golfing pageantry of East Lothian. At the turn of the 20th century, North Berwick was the most fashionable of all the Scottish resorts-the place for members of English society to see and be seen. Arthur Balfour, the future prime minister, was a regular on the links, and was captain in 1891-92. The original club was founded in 1832, but the New Club dates from 1879. North Berwick is particularly famed for its scenery, with views from the front nine over the Firth of Forth to the brooding Bass Rock with its colony of gannets and the small craggy islands of the forth, including Lamb and Fidra. To the west lie Dirleton and Archerfield Wood, with Muirfield beyond. The first and 17th holes both run out to Point Garry, while the green of the seventh hole is guarded by Eel Burn. The 15th is the famous par-three Redan hole, which takes its name from a Crimean War fortification, and has been copied all over the world, including at the National Golf Links of America and Shinnecock Hills.