Less than four miles from Muirfield, at North Berwick Golf Club, visitors can traverse fairways that amble along the North Sea shoreline and marvel at the course’s 15th hole, home to the original Redan green—one of the most imitated green complexes in all of golf and one that most enthusiasts consider to be an architectural masterpiece.

Just down the coast from North Berwick, Dunbar Golf Club is defined by a heritage that dates to 1856, even though the Dunbar Golfing Society—one of the oldest recorded golfing organizations—played on the other side of town more than six decades before. On the opposite side of North Berwick, The Renaissance Club is a sparkling new gem of private golf that opened in 2008; while Gullane Golf Club, which began its life as a members-only facility in 1882, today welcomes visitors every day of the week.