DESTINATION GOLF SCOTLAND 2025
Murcar Links
Sitting next door to Royal Aberdeen , on the North Sea coastline , Murcar Links is a more enigmatic and tumbling extension of this stretch of gorse-drenched dunes . It is also one tricky encounter , especially for the wayward . Fairways are tight and the hummocklike 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 elevated pulpit putting surface on the par-5 4th is a trilling 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 . A head for strategy will serve you best but it is never anything but fun . Oh , and wait for the gorse to blaze yellow to add beauty and fear … which seems only fitting . The course continues to move with the times , with two new bunkers added to the 18th fairway , in 2024 , to challenge big hitters .
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A major investment of £ 1 million has seen a new irrigation system installed , thus ensuring the conditioning for many years to come .
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