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The opening six holes run alongside the Aberdeen to Edinburgh railway line. Golf was first played here in 1639 – probably even earlier – while the railway line opened some 200 years later.
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Monifeith( Medal)
The course at Monifieth dates back to the 1840s, and this is linksland blessed with cunning. It may have that understated feel but with its subtle undulations, narrow fairways, deep revetted bunkers and fast greens you get the full links package. This is a course that demands your best golf with strategic guile ramped up to ten. The links eases you in gently with the opening( and closing) holes running calmly parallel to the Aberdeen to London railway line. It is a constant out-of-bounds threat that may distract you from the task at hand.
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You feel the momentum growing as you arrive at the heart of the course. The Index 1, par four 4th is all the introduction you need as the fairway narrows quickly to a green lost in a nest of dunes. For the next two hours you’ ll encounter serious swagger as holes rumble over and through low-rolling dunes, creating plenty of blind spots and daunting shots. Sharp approach play required and the bump-and-run opportunities will tease you mercilessly. So much faith is required. This is strong links golf by any standard – and there’ s a second course here, too.
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