Newburgh on Ythan
Play in Spring and early Summer and you will be
overwhelmed by the scent and sight of gorse
drenching the landscape. It is everywhere on this
links north of Aberdeen. The course is one of contrasts with two
loops of nine returning to a modern clubhouse. The opening nine
cavort over hilly, rumbling terrain and your balance may just be
tested. Greens are tiered which will test your approach play. The
second nine throws you into the densest gorse and, from the higher
ground, it looks relatively flat. It isn’t. This is perfect old school links,
with blind shots, tricky twisting fairways and some perfect green
settings. A glorious sand bank and dunes lie across the Ythan estuary
and many golfers wax lyrical about the views.
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