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Royal Aberdeen Golf Club
King’s Links
Golf Course
Regarded by many as one of the most natural challenging
links courses anywhere on the planet, and when the north
easterly wind bears its teeth, the test can be daunting. Over
the last 20 years or so the Course and Club have moved
on to the top table in world golf, having hosted The Walker
Cup, The Scottish Open and The Amateur Championship.
In some of the most recent and highly regarded world
course rankings Royal Aberdeen’s Balgownie Links has
continued its upward procession, now sitting proudly ahead
of several esteemed Open and US Open venues.
Running on the Aberdeen beach
front, golf has been played in this
area since 1661. The current
course was laid out in 1872 and
it’s an old-school challenge for
anyone with a feel for links golf.
Think big dunes, very quick greens
and lots of bunkers. Described as
‘golf in the raw’, watch out if the
wind is blowing.
Hazlehead Pines
Golf Course
Converted from a 9-hole into an
18-hole course in the 1970’s, the
Hazlehead Pines course offers more
forgiveness to miss-hits from the
tee. The MacKenzie Championship
Course is arguably one of the best in
the North East, if not in Scotland and
was designed by Dr Alister MacKenzie,
the golf architect better known for
designing Augusta National in America.
The Course provides a true test of golf
skills with gorse and woodland being a
hazard for any wayward shots. Several
well-known competitions are held
here on a regular basis. The course
also provides a fair test for the golf
enthusiast with wide fairways and less
rough. Be sure to keep an eye out at
the 12th tee and the approach to the
green on the 17th for stunning views
of the city and towards the sea.
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Craibstone Golf Centre
Craibstone
Golf Centre
Craibstone Golf Course is an 18 hole
course on the edge of Aberdeen,
which since March 2011 has been
owned and operated by Marshall
Leisure. The ethos of the whole club
is to provide a relaxing and enjoyable
experience for members and visitors.
Stonehaven
Golf club
Stonehaven Golf Club provides a
warm welcome to golfing and nongolfing visitors alike. the uninterrupted
panoramic views of the coastline have
attracted golfers and sightseers since
the club’s formation over 125 years
ago. Why not visit and see for yourself?
Cruden Bay
Golf Club
Hazlehead Pines Golf Course
Portlethen
Golf Club
Newmachar
Golf Club
Portlethen Golf Club is
conveniently situation on the
A90 only 6 miles south of
Aberdeen City Centre making
it an ideal location for golfers
travelling to or from the City
from the South.
Newmachar Golf Club boasts the
best facilities in the Aberdeen area.
The club features two beautiful
mature courses, designed by the
world renowned golf architect, Dave
Thomas, offering golfers of all ages
and abilities a golfing experience to
be enjoyed!
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Offering 27 holes the Course offers
an internationally famous golfing
experience - old fashioned links golf
at its best - on one of the best links
courses in Scotland. Originally
designed by Tom Morris of St
Andrews and Archie Simpson in 1899
and re-designed in the 1920’s by
Tom Simpson and Herbert Fowler.
Creating unique challenges
demanding the skills of power,
placement and fine judgement.
Cullen Links Golf Club
The pioneer Old Tom Morris came north
from St Andrews to find the same sandy
soil and turf at Cullen Links. Situated
halfway between Royal Dornoch and
Royal Aberdeen on the Moray Firth
coastline, this is a design from golfing
history. Three hours at one of the 84
True Links golf courses in Scotland.
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