DESTINATION GOLF SCOTLAND 2023
Peterhead
Play on this linksland began in 1892 , when Willie Park Jr laid out nine holes . It was later extended to 18 but that spirit of natural links golf remained ... and has done to this day . The course is laid out to the north of the River Uige . Indeed , a bridge over the river takes you to the clubhouse . Peterhead starts gently and it is only when you climb higher , to the 5th tee , that you appreciate the startlingly natural dunescapes yet to come . These slip away to the sea and fill the middle of the round , reaching out to the farthest point . There are no better examples than the short par four 7th , named “ Valley ’, which plays from the high ridge down into the dunes where the green is surrounded by stern pot bunkers , and the long , bunkerless par four 9th ( Index 1 ) which glides through a dune-created hollow , all the way to the green . It is magnificent and it is followed by Peterhead ’ s signature par-3 10th , far from the clubhouse . Fifteen holes play north-to-south so you have ample opportunity to adapt your play for the day ’ s winds . Good luck with that .
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Did You Know ?
This is the 18th-oldest golf club in the world . In its earliest days and for about 25 years the only access to the course was across the river by ferryboat , which was operated by the club .
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