185 - Luffness

Location: North Berwick, Scotland

Rating: 7.5

Thanks to fellow ambassador John for arranging the round at Luffness as well! A very cool course nestled amongst the plethora of courses in the North Berwick area. It is a very traditional golfing establishment and my first experience of having to wear ‘long socks’ and by that I mean knee high which I didn’t fully understand and the clubhouse after a certain time is jacket and tie.

The course itself is a good fun challenge without being too testing, the rough not too long and lovely lush fairways. The biggest challenge around the course is getting stuck in the pot bunkers, but that’s par for the course in Scotland right?

The first hole looks fairly straight forward as a dead straight par 4 but the approach is incredibly tricky with the green littered with front side bunkers. There’s a bunch more holes on the clubhouse side of the course before you cross the road. A few of the holes have blind tee shots which I always enjoy, makes you think more than just getting the out.

Overall a very pleasant experience with great views in the distance and a course in very good condition but maybe could be missing one or two more standout holes. Sadly there was nothing in the way of a Pro Shop but it is quite a traditional member driven club so no real need and likewise no driving range.