31. North Berwick – Top 100 UK and Ireland golf courses 2012

North Berwick golf course in Scotland has been ranked number 31 in Golf Monthly's top 100 UK and Ireland golf courses 2012

North Berwick

Architect: Mother Nature with the assistance of David Strath, the club's first greenkeeper Stats: 6,484 yds, par 71, SSS 72 GF: £90 Visitor information: Welcome Monday to Friday, 10:09-16:09, and weekends from 12:30 subject to club competitions W: northberwickgolfclub.com 2010 Ranking: 34 (up 3) Improvements since 2010 Rankings:Course: None

Panellists' Comments: "A course for the true golfing connoisseur which is a challenge for golfers of any ability"; "A really good-quality links which would provide a pleasant day's golf on a calm day and a very tough test of golf when the wind blows"; "Will live on in your memory for years and leave you with an ache to go back... your wallet will not complain if you do"; "Somewhere between hitting your approach shot over an ancient wall and putting through a swale the size of a house, you realise that North Berwick is a special course."

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