Cruden Bay

This is a traditional links at its very best, a stunning Scottish course. The renowned architect, Tom Simpson walked the fairways through the mountaineous dunes and created a dramatic layout that is a very stern test with some of the best playing conditions anywhere. It is a course for the serious golfer and when the wind blows, It is a course for the serious golfer and when the wind blows, which is often, there is no place to hide.

With a majestic dune system that has dramatic similarities to Ballybunion, the links that run through them reveal a little of its mystery each time you play. Striking views are evident at every turn, none more memorable than Slains Castle, inspiration and setting for Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’. The idyllic setting of the Bay of Cruden and the village of Port Ellon make this a unique links, one from a bygone age.
57th in the Top 100 Courses in the British Isles 2002..