Royal Aberdeen Golf Course
In the league table of golf course antiquity, the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club stands at number six and by rights should be known to a much wider audience around the world than it already is. Here, at the Balgownie links only a mile from the centre of the city of Aberdeen, is history indeed, a club founded as the Society of Golfers at Aberdeen in 1780 and one of the most testing and spectacular of all the great links course of Scotland. The present Club incorporated the Society on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and brought with it the old ballot box bearing the 1780 date and the presidents chair dated three years earlier. Todays spectacular layout that winds its way between the great sand hills with many elevated tees and panoramic views is once again largely from the imagination and genius of James Braid. Royal Aberdeen has several claims to fame not the least of them that it was here 1783 that the rule that allows only five minutes to look for a lost golf ball was established.
Address: Links Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen
Type of course: Links
Holes: 18
Length: 6,843 yards
Par/SSS: 71/74
New developments: New practice pitching bunker area
Catering: Full Bar & Dining facilities
Club pro avail: Yes
Club shop avail: Yes
Date established: 1780
Online booking avail: No
Pricing Information:
£100 per person per round, weekdays
£150 per person per day, weekdays
£120 per person per round, weekends
Opening Exceptions: Some time restrictions, call for details
Contact
Bookings
Balgownie Links
Links Road
Bridge of Don
Aberdeenshire
AB23 8AT
Scotland
Tel: +44 (1224) 702571
Fax: +44 (1224) 826591
E-Mail: admin@royalaberdeengolf.com
WWW: http://www.royalaberdeengolf.com
