Can visitors play at weekends?

Visitors are welcome but mid-week is markedly easier and quieter. Confirm a weekend tee time as far ahead as you can — popular Saturdays book up first.

How early can I book a tee time?

Phone or email the pro shop to confirm. Most Scottish clubs accept visitor bookings 7–30 days ahead; group bookings of 8+ can be arranged further ahead.

Is there a dress code?

Smart casual, collared shirts. Soft only.

Buggies are not generally available — the course is walked. Hire a trolley at the pro shop if you'd rather not carry.

What's the best time of year to play?

May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep for full conditions. Late May and early Sep are quietest with fair value. Year-round, best Apr–Oct.

Scottish Borders

Eyemouth Golf Club

Eyemouth, Scottish Borders

Plate I — Links course — coastal exposure, firm running turf

Holes

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Par

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Type

Links

Scottish Borders

Walkability

★★★★☆

Confirmed 3/5

Best Season

May–Sep

Year-round, best Apr–Oct

Visitor Access

Open

Mid-week ideal

Clifftop links above Eyemouth harbour. The only seaside links in the Scottish Borders.

From the Notebook

Eyemouth Golf Club is the only clifftop links course on the Scottish Borders coast — an 18-hole layout perched above the fishing harbour of Eyemouth, 8 miles north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Founded 1884, the course runs along the cliff edge above St Abbs Head, with the North Sea below the eastern boundary holes and the characteristic Berwickshire coastal scenery of sea stacks, coves and seabird colonies as the backdrop.

Par 67, around 5,600 yards. The shorter par reflects the clifftop terrain. What Eyemouth lacks in length it compensates with exposure — the wind off the North Sea on the eastern holes is as consistent as anywhere in Scottish links golf, and the cliff edge brings a visual drama that few courses of this price can claim. The 6th, played along the cliff edge with a 100-foot drop below the right-side rough, is the hole that stays in the memory.

Green fee is £40–55 — good value for a genuine seaside links in this condition. Visitor access is easy; advance booking recommended at weekends. Eyemouth pairs naturally with Dunbar Golf Club (30 minutes south, a more substantial links at £40–60) for an East Lothian/Borders coastal day. For visitors driving the Borders circuit, Eyemouth is the coastal link in an otherwise inland region.

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One Hole Worth Talking About

The hole everyone remembers.

6Par 4 · 320 yards

The Cliff Edge

The right-side rough at the 6th drops 100 feet to the Berwickshire coastline below, and the line off the tee must acknowledge that there is no meaningful recovery from a ball that misses right. The left side has conventional rough; the right side has a cliff. This is a stark instruction from the course: play left of centre, or accept a direct consequence. St Abbs Head is visible to the north from this section of the course — a promontory that holds one of the largest seabird colonies on the east coast of Scotland, with puffins, guillemots and kittiwakes nesting in the cliff faces below. The view is significant, provided you pay attention to the line.

The Full Scorecard

Everything else you might want to know.

Course

Designer: John Dean, 1997 layout
Founded: 1894
Style era: Contact club
Yardage (W): Contact club
Yardage (Y): Contact club
Yardage (R): Contact club
Course rating: Contact club
Slope rating: Contact club
Bunkers: Contact club
Greens: Contact club
Walking time: Contact club
Open season: Year-round, best Apr–Oct

Visitor

Dress code: Smart casual, collared shirts
Spikes: Soft only
Booking: Contact club
Twilight: Contact club
Winter rate: Contact club
Senior: Contact club
Junior: Contact club
Buggy: Not available
Trolley: Contact club
Caddie: Contact club

Practical

Address: Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, TD14 5SF
Phone: 018907 50551
Nearest train: Tweedbank
Nearest airport: Edinburgh (EDI) (75 min)
Parking: Free
Wi-Fi: Yes, clubhouse
Card payment: Yes
Membership: Contact club
Joining fee: Contact club
Waiting list: Contact club

Fields marked “Contact club” aren’t public-facing in a way we’ve been able to verify. Call the club directly for these — we’ll update the entry when we have it from source.

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Location

Eyemouth Golf Club on the map

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While They Golf

For the non-golfer in the party.

Scottish Borders isn't only for the golfers. Walks, drives, distilleries, castles, a long lunch — five picks within thirty minutes of the first tee.

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Plan This Round

Three things to sort before you tee off.

Where to Stay

Beds in Eyemouth

Hotels, lodges and self-catering near the first tee. Map-style search via Stay22 covering Booking.com, Expedia, Airbnb and Vrbo.

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How to Get There

From Tweedbank or Edinburgh (EDI)

Edinburgh (EDI) is 75 minutes away by car. Train + onward taxi works for the carless visitor.

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Insure Your Round

Cover for clubs, cancellation, hole-in-one

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Played here? Consider

Three things worth packing.

Picked for links rounds on the Scottish coast.

Outerwear

Galvin Green Andres jacket

Wind off the firth changes club selection two irons. A breathable, fully-waterproof shell that's light enough not to swing in is the single biggest upgrade for Scottish links golf.

Layer

Sunderland of Scotland half-zip

Scottish-made merino — the locals' choice for shoulder-season rounds. Warm enough for a 7am tee time in October, light enough for the back nine when the sun comes out.

Tech

Garmin Approach S70 GPS

Handles blind tee shots and exposed-coastal yardage cleanly. Battery lasts a 36-hole day; the wind-direction overlay justifies the price on its own.

Stays Nearby

Where to stay near Eyemouth

Hotels, B&Bs and self-catering within easy reach of Eyemouth. Tap any property to check rates.

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Frequently Asked

Visitors usually want to know.

Can visitors play at weekends?: Visitors are welcome but mid-week is markedly easier and quieter. Confirm a weekend tee time as far ahead as you can — popular Saturdays book up first.
How early can I book a tee time?: Phone or email the pro shop to confirm. Most Scottish clubs accept visitor bookings 7–30 days ahead; group bookings of 8+ can be arranged further ahead.
Is there a dress code?: Smart casual, collared shirts. Soft only.
Are buggies allowed?: Buggies are not generally available — the course is walked. Hire a trolley at the pro shop if you'd rather not carry.
What's the best time of year to play?: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep for full conditions. Late May and early Sep are quietest with fair value. Year-round, best Apr–Oct.

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The least-played golf country in Scotland — and the cheapest. The Borders has Mackenzie Ross and James Braid designs that would be on every visitor's itinerary if they were forty miles further north.

While they golf — Kelso

For the non-golfer in Kelso →

Floors Castle's 365 windows and Flemish tapestries are 1 mile from Kelso's cobbled square; Mellerstain holds the finest Robert Adam interior in Scotland.

Pair the round

On TasteSCOT

The Borders Distillery

Forty-five minutes from Eyemouth to Hawick. The Borders Distillery is worth the drive if you're spending more than a day in the region — Workshop Series releases are genuinely experimental.

Getting there by train

On TripSCOT

Tweedbank station

About 40 minutes by taxi east of Tweedbank. Edinburgh Waverley in 55 min on the Borders Railway.