In Volume 1 of The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, Tom Doak published that.

Also known as the East Links, this short and sporty cliff-top course is one of the beauty spots of Scotland. The routing uses the local landmarks as sentinels: at the 9th you could reach out and touch Bass Rock, while the 10th plays at the peak of the North Berwick Law peeking over the horizon, though if the 14th had been played backwards to the 13th it would have been even better. The bunkering and greens design is plain and uninspired, but just this once, let's forget about that and revel in the setting.”

The Glen Golf Club (East Links) received a score of 4 out of 10 from Tom Doak and a score of 3 out of 10 from one of his co-authors.