West Links at North Berwick is where golf’s democratic spirit lives, a place where titans and everyday players alike have tested their mettle against the vagaries of the wind and the cunning of the land for over a century and a half. Situated hard against the Firth of Forth near North Berwick, the course is Old Tom Morris's seaside symphony, a rumpled linksland canvas where firm fairways tumble between rocky outcrops and gorse-lined hollows. The course is a testament to strategic golf, where imagination and guile trump brute force, especially into a prevailing wind. Although West Links retains its Old Tom DNA, notable contributions from Ben Sayers, James Braid, and most recently, Mackenzie & Ebert, have further sculpted its character. It's not a course defined by championship pedigree, yet its place in golfing lore is secured by its enduring challenge and the sheer joy of links golf in its purest form. More than anything, North Berwick is a bastion of true links golf. The club's ethos is woven into the fabric of the town itself, a community where golf isn't just a game, but a shared passion passed down through generations. This egalitarian spirit is further embodied by the club's famed "Tantallon" hole, the 16th, where a stone wall bisects the fairway, a quirk that exemplifies the course's delightful defiance of convention. After your round, the 19th hole is where the stories continue, of putts missed, shots pulled, and the camaraderie built into the very essence of the golf club.