Dunbar Golf Club was founded in 1856 as the 15-hole Broxmouth Links. Old Tom Morris extended it to a full 18 holes in 1894, and James Braid and Ben Sayers added 61 new bunkers in the 1920s to shape the course largely as it is played today, at a par of 71 over 6,597 yards.
The course has a very classic Out and In design, meandering along a narrow strip of land between the old Deer Park wall and the coast. It is regularly one of the final qualifying courses for The Open and has hosted many other high-profile tournaments, including the inaugural PGA Championship in 1967. Of course, my skills aren’t good enough for that, but they are for a wonderful Sunday in the best company.
