DESTINATION GOLF SCOTLAND 2024
Murcar Links
Sitting so close to Royal Aberdeen that golfers could and have accidentally played the wrong course , Murcar Links is a more chaotic and tumbling extension of these gorse-drenched dunes , next to the North Sea . It is also one tricky encounter , especially for the wayward . Fairways are tight and the hummock-like terrain won ’ t always be kind to even the best shots . At least such terrain promises high tees , sweet shapes and naturally sited greens … and those greens are beauties , the high-pulpit putting surface on the par-5 4th being just one highlight . And then there are the views . Murcar Links was originally designed by Archie Simpson and revised by James Braid . It may not be overly long ( back tees : 6,500 yards , par 71 ) but you need to tackle it with care and common sense . There is simply too much going on to go blasting it about . It may be different to Royal Aberdeen , next door , but this is tons of fun . Oh , and wait for the gorse to blaze yellow to add beauty and fear … which seems only fitting .
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