The Yardage Book
Course reviews and other musings about golf in Scotland.
Why Surrey, England should be on your radar for golf
The heathlands of Surrey, England is one of the best and densest golf regions in the world, yet for some reason, it’s not usually on the tip of even the most ardent golf travellers’ tongues. Here’s why it should be.
Course review: Western Gailes Golf Club
Western Gailes is a relatively subtle course in the Scottish tradition, without a huge number of dramatic features or holes that reach the upper levels of the quirk meter. It may not be the course that you plan a trip to this part of the world around, but it just might be your favourite once your trip is done.
Trips we can’t plan for you: San Diego
We may not be in the business of planning golf trips to the US, but we can still suggest some ideas for cool trips we hope everyone takes at some point. Today: San Diego.
Why we’d choose the Walker Cup over the Ryder Cup
We were fortunate to attend the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome. It was an awesome experience, but it wasn’t our favourite golf spectating experience of the year. Here’s why we would choose the Walker Cup instead.
Highlights from our first group trip
This fall, 12 golfers from across North America and the UK met in East Lothian for 3 days and 4 rounds of golf. Here are a few of our top takeaways from our first group trip.
Walker Cup FAQs
We recently announced that in 2026 we’re taking a group to watch the Walker Cup in Lahinch, Ireland. Our take is that this is the coolest golf viewing experience in the world—and we’re here to answer your FAQs.
Course review: Lundin Golf Club
We went into our first round at Lundin Golf Club with next to no expectations, but in our search for an overseas membership, it quickly became our perfect home away from home.
Course review: Machrihanish Golf Club
If you’re trekking all the way to Campbeltown, it’s to play both courses at Machrihanish. The original Old Tom Morris, Machrihanish Golf Club, is as playful as they come.
How to play the Old Course
The #1 question we get when people start planning a golf trip to Scotland is “how can we play the Old Course?” We’ll outline all 5 ways you can play the Old Course, to give you the best shot at completing this bucket list item.
Course review: Cruden Bay Golf Club
Cruden Bay is an Old Tom Morris layout from 1899, and after having played all three it feels fair to call it a spiritual cousin of North Berwick or Lahinch. They share the same core traits: handsome golf courses in unbelievable settings that are both extremely high on the quirk-meter™.
Course review: Gullane no. 1
Gullane no 1 isn’t a hidden gem. It hosted the 2015 Scottish Open, and as a neighbour to Muirfield and Renaissance Club, it isn’t exactly off the beaten track. But it hasn’t seemed to crack into household name territory yet, as a result, it’s missed on a lot of epic itineraries.
A caddie’s perspective on Scottish golf vacations
I spent our first 10 weeks in Scotland looping for the St Andrews Links Trust. The experience opened my eyes to how people typically plan a trip to Scotland and what they (unfortunately) get wrong. Here are 3 of my biggest learnings.