A championship course in every sense of the word, Goswick is situated on sublime links land just six miles south of the beautiful and historic town of Berwick upon Tweed and just an hour from Edinburgh. This James Braid masterpiece is widely acknowledged as a truly classic links layout. The opening hole – Copse Corner – is a 392-yard par four which runs eastwards to the sea.
A right to left dog-leg leaves you with a second shot to an elevated green that is guarded by a mound and bunker on the front left side. As opening holes go it is not the easiest, but leave here with your par and you will have set yourself up for a good score. There are few weak holes at Goswick. The 17th provides marvellous views of the course and gives you the last of the par 5s. This James Braid masterpiece is widely acknowledged as a truly classic links layout, so much so, that the R&A chose it as an Open regional qualifier.
