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Tʀᴜᴍᴘ Sᴄᴏᴛʟᴀɴᴅ (Aʙᴇʀᴅᴇᴇɴ)

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...
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Nᴇᴡʙᴜʀɢʜ-ᴏɴ-Yᴛʜᴀɴ GC

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....
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Cʀᴜᴅᴇɴ Bᴀʏ (Sᴛ Oʟᴀғ)

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....
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Cʀᴜᴅᴇɴ Bᴀʏ GC

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...
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Pᴇᴛᴇʀʜᴇᴀᴅ GC

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...
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Iɴᴠᴇʀᴀʟʟᴏᴄʜʏ GC

Iɴᴠᴇʀᴀʟʟᴏᴄʜʏ GC

Like many of the courses recently featured on the Moray Coast leg of the tour, Inverallochy traces its routes back to the fishing industry. Upon its founding in 1898, it...
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Fʀᴀsᴇʀʙᴜʀɢʜ GC

Fʀᴀsᴇʀʙᴜʀɢʜ GC

The seventh oldest golf club in the world is rather good.The clubhouse and opening hole wouldn’t necessarily give you that impression, but it gets better as you play up Corbie...
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Rᴏsᴇʜᴇᴀʀᴛʏ GC

Rᴏsᴇʜᴇᴀʀᴛʏ GC

A true hidden gem - there is a bench there that bears one of my favourite dedications: “Ye dinnae hiv tae be good at golf tae enjoy it”. At its core, golf is a simple game, and you don’t need anything more than Rosehearty - with its £8 green fee - tae enjoy it.
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