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Aʙᴇʀᴅᴇᴇɴsʜɪʀᴇ

Aberdeenshire

Aʙᴇʀᴅᴇᴇɴsʜɪʀᴇ

So concludes the Aberdeenshire leg of the tour.Next up was Angus, but at the time (late November 2020) travelling from Tier 2 Aberdeen to Tier 3 Angus was illegal. Same too for Fife. As it was, I ...

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Sᴛᴏɴᴇʜᴀᴠᴇɴ GC
Aberdeenshire

Sᴛᴏɴᴇʜᴀᴠᴇɴ GC

I rather enjoyed Stonehaven.Half an hour south of Aberdeen city centre is this clifftop playground. On one of the most interesting sites on the North East Coast, there is certainly no shortage of ...

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Bᴀʟɴᴀɢᴀsᴋ (Nɪɢɢ Bᴀʏ GC)
Aberdeenshire

Bᴀʟɴᴀɢᴀsᴋ (Nɪɢɢ Bᴀʏ GC)

Overlooking Aberdeen Harbour is Nigg Bay - billed as one of the best municipal courses in Scotland.The Balnagask Peninsular, on which it sits, is an historic site in its own right. With the harbour...

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Rᴏʏᴀʟ Aʙᴇʀᴅᴇᴇɴ GC
Aberdeenshire

Rᴏʏᴀʟ Aʙᴇʀᴅᴇᴇɴ GC

Originally formed as the Society of Aberdeen Golfers, the club is one of the oldest in the world. They moved from their original common-land course to the Balgownie Links in 1888.The first tee is s...

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Mᴜʀᴄᴀʀ Lɪɴᴋs GC
Aberdeenshire

Mᴜʀᴄᴀʀ Lɪɴᴋs GC

In Aberdeen, Murcar often gets overlooked. Royal Aberdeen, Cruden Bay and Trump have become the three ‘big names’ if travelling to the area for a weekend, but I hope if you visit North East Scotla...

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Tʀᴜᴍᴘ Sᴄᴏᴛʟᴀɴᴅ (Aʙᴇʀᴅᴇᴇɴ)
Aberdeenshire

Tʀᴜᴍᴘ Sᴄᴏᴛʟᴀɴᴅ (Aʙᴇʀᴅᴇᴇɴ)

Trump Aberdeen is an extreme kind of place – perhaps to be expected, given its proprietor. In beauty and conditioning, it is superb. Perfectly manicured, verdant green fairways meander through gol...

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Nᴇᴡʙᴜʀɢʜ-ᴏɴ-Yᴛʜᴀɴ GC
Aberdeenshire

Nᴇᴡʙᴜʀɢʜ-ᴏɴ-Yᴛʜᴀɴ GC

Newburgh on Ythan is a tale of two nines. A recurring theme of recent posts has been how an old 9 hole course was extended at some juncture to 18. I have tended to lament this phenomenon, as there ...

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Cʀᴜᴅᴇɴ Bᴀʏ (Sᴛ Oʟᴀғ)
Aberdeenshire

Cʀᴜᴅᴇɴ Bᴀʏ (Sᴛ Oʟᴀғ)

This is a bit of a ‘bonus’ post. Plenty of the recently featured Scottish courses have some kind of second course - either a full 18 or a short course. I’ve generally focussed on the main courses,...

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Cʀᴜᴅᴇɴ Bᴀʏ GC
Aberdeenshire

Cʀᴜᴅᴇɴ Bᴀʏ GC

Depending on who you ask, Cruden Bay is either mad or genius. I actually think it’s both in equal measure. Yes – you’ll find more blind shots here than at many other of the top ranked courses. It’s...

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Pᴇᴛᴇʀʜᴇᴀᴅ GC
Aberdeenshire

Pᴇᴛᴇʀʜᴇᴀᴅ GC

Golf makes for great escapism. No matter what’s going on in the ‘real’ world, a few hours with your phone in your golf bag can be wonderfully cathartic. The members of Peterhead have it even better...

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