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Course
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Links |
Founded
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1780 |
Par
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71 |
Yards
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6372 |
SSS
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71 |
Designers : |
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James
Braid & A Simpson |
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Balgownie
Links was founded as the Society of Golfers at Aberdeen in 1780
and is recognised as the 6th oldest golf club in the world.
It’s
interesting to note that the 5 minute rule for searching for
a lost ball originated here.
The layout is set in the classical out and back
format, with the first nine on this championship Scottish links
being one of the best in the world. Fast rolling fairways with
a mix of heathland and marram grass outward with thick gorse
and heather homebound leaving little room for the errant shot.
No two holes are the same except for the common thread of beautiful
seaside views.
36th in the Top 100 Courses in the British Isles
2002.
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Crathes
Castle
- a fine example of a Scottish tower house, built in 1596.
The formal gardens are surrounded by 300 year old yew hedges
trimmed into fantastic shapes.
The
ruins of Dunnotar Castle, perched on a
headland rise sheer out of the sea.
The
city of Aberdeen, offers a cathedral, museums
and other attractions, whilst the surrounding countryside
is rich in historic houses and ancient monuments.
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