Twenty
miles north of Aberdeen you come across the unique links
of Cruden Bay, part of the fabric of Scottish golfing folklore.
Originally founded in 1791 at Port Errol, its spiritual
home for more than a century, before moving to its present
site in 1899. Having made the journey North you will find
a course offering glorious views out over the North Sea,
with the sands of Cruden Bay itself once described as being
'smooth and firm as the floor of a cathedral.
Tom
Simpson laid out the original course through the massive
sand dunes which separate each hole, giving a sense of total
seclusion. Simpson fitted the holes in where he could making
an excellent job, and in-so doing created one of Scotland's
classic links. Golf here is played the way it was more than
100 years ago, and some would argue the way it should always
be played.
At Cruden Bay there is no chance of this changing with the
members appreciating what they have, jealously guarding
their heritage. First-time visitors to the course have been
known to become so enraptured by the place, that they cannot
take themselves away, the sheer joy of the place taking
them back for more.
Cruden Bay stands as one of the games originals, the ultimate
in natural golf, and a place where the memories last in
any ones golfing life.
