The neighbouring courses of Longniddry, Craigielaw and Kilspindie are all tenants of the Earl of Wemyss & March. In recognition they have created the Earl’s Package
Longniddry GC
Mary Queen of Scots was known to be playing golf in the area of Longniddry in 1567 - ‘over the fields of Seton’ - shortly after the murder of Darnley and was admonished accordingly! It was another two hundred years, however, before the 7th Earl of Wemyss & March bought land at Gosford ‘to be nearer the golf’ and a further one hundred and fifty years before the 11th Earl of Wemyss invited Harry S. Colt to design and build 18 holes. 150 acres were made available and thousands of trees were cleared to create a course measuring some 6,369 yards. There have been a number of alterations to Harry Colt’s original layout. In 1936 James Braid was invited to advise on the second hole, following which a number of changes were made to the course, although none, it would appear, to the second!
Craigielaw GC
Craigielaw offers a variety of tees to choose from, Red 5371 yards, Blue 6043 yards and White 6601 yards. The greens at Craigielaw have been constructed and styled to conform to US PGA recommendations, although prepared along more traditional lines to be hard fast and true.
Kilspindie GC
The 35th oldest golf club is a Scottish links retaining its original, traditional features. This medium length course is nonetheless a good test of golf and a challenge to all golfers. Several holes border the shoreline and each hole enjoys magnificent views.
