Longniddry Golf Club East Lothian

Visitors can expect a warm welcome at this private member club on the edge of the Firth of Forth. Tee times may be reserved in advance (this is recommended). There is a well stocked ProShop with buggies and trolleys. The Clubhouse is open from early till late, with two bars and a dining room.

Longniddry Golf Course is a unique combination of parkland and links located on the south side of Firth of Forth. There are no (men’s) par 5’s although some of the par 4’s are very testing, particularly into the prevailing westerly winds; this is reflected by the SSS of 70 – 2 shots above the par of 68. The course is not long by modern standards, but it is designed to reward the strategic player. The fairways are quite generous and the greens are fairly large, but the penalty for straying off-line can be severe. You will find mature Scots Pines, gorse, sea-buckthorn and punitive rough only too eager to punish the wayward drive. Hit it long, certainly, but you’d better be straight!

The opening holes are relatively straightforward and open to the winds of the estuary. From the 3rd green to the 11th tee there is considerable shelter in amongst the trees, but thereafter the course opens out once more.