Why it matters
Crail Golfing Society was founded in 1786 — the seventh-oldest golf club in the world — and the Balcomie Links it plays today is a 5,900-yard Old Tom Morris layout that has barely changed. It runs along the rocky North Sea coast in the East Neuk, the fishing-village stretch of Fife, and is the kind of course that reminds you golf was invented as a walk with a stick.
How to play it
Walking only — perfectly walkable. Bookable directly with the club; routinely available on short notice. Pair with the club's newer Craighead Links (next door) for a 36-hole day, or with Elie down the road. A pint at the Crail Golfing Society clubhouse afterwards is the move.