Journal

On the banks of beautiful Aberlady Bay you’ll find one of my favourite under-the-radar courses. Kilspindie isn’t particularly well known - often overshadowed by its bigger name neighbours. It’s also...

Originally, there was talk of this new course being a second 18 for Kilspindie Golf Club, who lease their land from the Early of Wemyss. When that plan didn’t come...

How apt that the first course we come to in East Lothian (continuing clockwise round the coast) is Musselburgh Old Links. This 9 hole track, contained inside a race course,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...