Eyemouth Golf Club

Eyemouth Championship Course is a par 72 of 6,404 yards or about 5,855 metres on Berwickshire cliffs above the North Sea. The present eighteen, developed in 1997, is famous for the sixth across a sea inlet and the thirteenth, one of mainland Scotland’s longest par fives.

Eyemouth Golf Club was founded in 1894 within a fishing and harbour community. It played a shorter configuration for many years before acquiring and developing further ground at Gunsgreenhill. The modern eighteen opened in 1997 and turned the property into a championship course while retaining its connection with town and cliffs. Scottish girls’ events, regional qualifiers and Borders competitions followed. The identity is less about one architect than the progressive use of an exceptional coastal site. The course overlooks Eyemouth harbour, cliffs and a long North Sea horizon. In clear conditions views extend toward St Abbs, Holy Island and sometimes Bamburgh Castle. Coastal plateaux, slopes, sheltered passages and cliff-edge greens alternate. Wind is rarely constant because cliffs deflect it and the routing changes direction. The turf is more firm coastal parkland than pure dune links, but marine exposure governs flight and distance.

The sixth, A Still No Ken, defines the reputation: a 167-yard white-tee par three carrying the sea to a green on the far side of the inlet. The safer visual sector is left, while the direct line is shorter. The thirteenth, Hawk Ness or Hawkness Monster, is 607 yards from white and 656 from tiger tees and requires three accurately positioned shots. Doglegs, slopes and raised greens elsewhere add subtler decisions. The white card is 6,404 yards at par 72. Short exposed par threes, positional par fours and the enormous par five provide range. Fairways run in dry periods, while cliff-side or sheltered ground can hold moisture. Greens are wind-exposed and depth becomes deceptive against the sea. Coastal rough and cliff boundaries make some misses final.

Eyemouth is a welcoming club with sea-view clubhouse, dining, professional shop and visitor booking. Town and harbour create a lively setting while cliff holes feel like a destination. It is accessible from Edinburgh or Newcastle and combines with Dunbar, Goswick or Borders clubs. Wind should influence tee selection and timing.

Play it for one of Scotland’s strongest visual experiences outside the major Open links. The sixth is instantly memorable, but Eyemouth is more than a photograph: the thirteenth, directional changes and cliff reading form a complete test. Harbour culture, marine landscape and modern golf meet in a singular round. 18 holes; par 72; 6,404 yards or about 5,855 metres; club founded 1894; present eighteen developed in 1997; sixth A Still No Ken at 167 white-tee yards across the sea; thirteenth Hawk Ness at 607 white and 656 tiger yards; views toward St Abbs, Holy Island and Bamburgh.

Scottish girls’ events, Scottish Golf regional qualifiers, Borders championships and club opens — Current 18 holes from 1997; recurring national, regional and club calendar The 6th A Still No Ken requires a carry across the North Sea; the 13th Hawk Ness measures 607 yards from white and 656 from the tiger tees