Twenty
miles north of Aberdeen you come across the unique links of
Cruden Bay, part of the fabric of Scottish golfing folklore.
Originally founded in 1791 at Port Errol, its spiritual home
for more than a century, before moving to its present site
in 1899. Having made the journey North you will find a course
offering glorious views out over the North Sea, with the sands
of Cruden Bay itself once described as being 'smooth and firm
as the floor of a cathedral.
Tom
Simpson laid out the original course through the massive sand
dunes which separate each hole, giving a sense of total seclusion.
Simpson fitted the holes in where he could making an excellent
job, and in-so doing created one of Scotland's classic links.
Golf here is played the way it was more than 100 years ago,
and some would argue the way it should always be played.
At Cruden Bay there is no chance of this changing with the
members appreciating what they have, jealously guarding their
heritage. First-time visitors to the course have been known
to become so enraptured by the place, that they cannot take
themselves away, the sheer joy of the place taking them back
for more.
Cruden Bay stands as one of the games originals, the ultimate
in natural golf, and a place where the memories last in any
ones golfing life.
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Cruden
Bay Golf Club
Aulton Road
Cruden Bay
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 0NN
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Founded:-
1899
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Type
of course:- Links
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No
of holes:- 18
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Distance:-
6395yds
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Par:-
70 (SSS 72)
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Designer:-
Tom Simpson
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Location:- Aberdeenshire |
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