The Yardage Book
Course reviews and other musings about golf in Scotland.
 
      
      Course review: Gullane no. 3 and the magic of Scottish short courses
Here, a short course means an executive course, a pitch and putt, or a cheap and cheerful nine-holer, but never one of the courses that you would build an itinerary around. But the same isn’t true in Scotland.
 
      
      Why we’d choose the Walker Cup over the Ryder Cup
We were fortunate to attend the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome. It was an awesome experience, but it wasn’t our favourite golf spectating experience of the year. Here’s why we would choose the Walker Cup instead.
 
      
      Highlights from our first group trip
This fall, 12 golfers from across North America and the UK met in East Lothian for 3 days and 4 rounds of golf. Here are a few of our top takeaways from our first group trip.
 
      
      Course review: Gullane no. 1
Gullane no 1 isn’t a hidden gem. It hosted the 2015 Scottish Open, and as a neighbour to Muirfield and Renaissance Club, it isn’t exactly off the beaten track. But it hasn’t seemed to crack into household name territory yet, as a result, it’s missed on a lot of epic itineraries.
