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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 Hill on the Second. T...

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 anyth...

Dᴜғғ Hᴏᴜsᴇ Rᴏʏᴀʟ GC

The only golf club to have ‘Royal’ as a suffix is most definitely not a links course. It is, however, a beautiful tree lined parkland on the banks of the River Deveron. I was happy to make an excep...

Cᴜʟʟᴇɴ Lɪɴᴋs GC

This is a funny one.I was so excited to get to Cullen. I enjoyed the @nolayingup video from a few years ago, and I know it has a cult following on here. But full disclosure, it didn’t really do it ...

Sᴛʀᴀᴛʜʟᴇɴᴇ GC

Perched on the cliffs between Strathlene and Findochty, it was a glorious setting to play on a sunny October day.The clubhouse is perched on the edge of the cliffs, honest and welcoming - and full ...

Hᴏᴘᴇᴍᴀɴ Gᴏʟꜰ Cʟᴜʙ

Of the many clubs I’ve visited, I rarely received as warm a welcome as I did at Hopeman. From the club manager to my hosts, Hopeman is a wonderfully hospitable place.

Sᴘᴇʏ Bᴀʏ GC

Spey Bay has a distinguished history - laid out by North Berwick’s famous professional, Ben Sayers, in 1907. Like several other of the area’s clubs, Ramsey MacDonald played a hand in popularising t...

Gᴀʀᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ & Kɪɴɢsᴛᴏɴ GC

On the mouth of the River Spey lies Garmouth and Kingston GC.Sadly, this was one I didn’t manage to play. G&K is mainly a parkland course, but has enough links style holes to make my list. Howe...

Nᴀɪʀɴ Dᴜɴʙᴀʀ GC

I’d been keen to see Nairn Dunbar for a while. Having followed the course manager, Richard Johnstone on social media for some time, I was well aware of this members club. I had the impression it wa...

Mᴏʀᴀʏ Oʟᴅ & Nᴇᴡ

Next door to RAF Lossiemouth is Moray Golf Club. 36 holes of classic links cut through the gorse bushes that cover the gently rolling sand dunes beside the Moray Firth - known as Moray Old and New....