Obviously, we have to start with the Old Course. It’s like the Beatles of golf—everyone knows it, and it’s still ridiculously cool. Walking up the 18th fairway with the R&A clubhouse in the background is a moment you’ll never forget, even if you take a triple bogey.
Getting a tee time is harder than finding a parking spot in Edinburgh during the Fringe, but don’t let that scare you. You can enter the daily ballot (a fancy word for a lottery) or book way, way ahead. Pro tip: if you see a "Visitor" tee time online, grab it like it’s the last pint at the bar.
And yes, you have to play the Road Hole (the 17th). It’s famously brutal, with a blind tee shot and a diabolical bunker that looks like a sand-filled coffin. If you par it, buy yourself a celebratory whiskey. If you don’t, join the club—literally every golfer in history has suffered there.
