Brian -
I'm not sure I share the enthusiasm you and many others have for Gullane. Certainly the views over the tank traps are unequalled. And there are some wonderful holes, especially in the middle of the course. But the first three holes I thught were uninspiring. The 17th is at best mediocre (downhill off the tee, wedge to the green); not much going on in the fairway, as I recall.
Would love to hear different views, but after an afternoon at N. Berwick, a morning at Muirfield, my follow-on round at Gullane was a disappointment. Not in the same league as the other two.
Bob