Cruden Bay Golf Club
Cruden Bay Golf Club
Cruden Bay Golf Club is one of Scotland's most characterful links courses — a proper, old-fashioned layout in a remote Aberdeenshire fishing village that has barely changed since Tom Simpson and Herbert Fowler remodelled it in the 1920s. The course occupies a spectacular natural duneland setting on the shores of Cruden Bay, with the ruin of Slains Castle (which inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula) silhouetted on the cliffs to the north.
No two holes run in the same direction, the routing is full of quirky blind shots and natural humps, and the overall experience is of golf as it was meant to be — raw, fun, adventurous. World-ranked in the top 25 links courses globally, Cruden Bay rewards players who embrace its idiosyncrasies. The 4th hole — the longest par 3 in Scotland at 194 yards over a valley — is unforgettable.
Course Highlights
The ruins of Slains Castle, which inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula, tower above the northern fairways — golf's most gothic backdrop.
Consistently ranked among the world's finest links courses, Cruden Bay punches far above its remote location and modest green fee.
Simpson's routing uses every fold of the natural duneland — blind shots, hidden valleys, and terraced greens make every round an adventure.
No hotel, no driving range, no corporate feel — Cruden Bay is golf as it was in 1899, a treasure kept secret from the masses.
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