CRUDEN BAY GOLF CLUB
Cruden Bay is an outstanding example of natural links golf. The high sandhills and deep, velvet valleys swell like petrified waves between the clubhouse and Bay of Cruden. It is considered one of Scotland’s most enigmatic, idiosyncratic courses and one that we heartily recommend playing.
In 1899 the Great North of Scotland Railway Company chose to build the ‘Gleneagles of the North’ here and the resultant complex was a great success. But the Great War and Depression diminished its appeal and in the late 1930’s the once-stylish hotel was closed. Fortunately the golf course lived on and through the years it has risen to take its place among the country’s most notable. It’s a unique course that comes with its quirks and foibles; hidden greens and blind drives, a roller coaster of excellent holes, each as different and as cunning as the one before. But these only add to the charm.
It’s a very well thought out course. Cruden Bay is like a puzzle and each time you play it, you unlock another secret. The only problem is you can’t wait to get out again and take on its tests. Cruden Bay is not a long course with a standard scratch of 70 but this is more than made up for by the intricacy of the holes and sheer splendour of their setting.
Cruden Bay is an outstanding example of natural links golf. The high sandhills and deep, velvet valleys swell like petrified waves between the clubhouse and Bay of Cruden. It is considered one of Scotland’s most enigmatic, idiosyncratic courses and one that we heartily recommend playing.
In 1899 the Great North of Scotland Railway Company chose to build the ‘Gleneagles of the North’ here and the resultant complex was a great success. But the Great War and Depression diminished its appeal and in the late 1930’s the once-stylish hotel was closed. Fortunately the golf course lived on and through the years it has risen to take its place among the country’s most notable. It’s a unique course that comes with its quirks and foibles; hidden greens and blind drives, a roller coaster of excellent holes, each as different and as cunning as the one before. But these only add to the charm.
It’s a very well thought out course. Cruden Bay is like a puzzle and each time you play it, you unlock another secret. The only problem is you can’t wait to get out again and take on its tests. Cruden Bay is not a long course with a standard scratch of 70 but this is more than made up for by the intricacy of the holes and sheer splendour of their setting.
