About Murcar Golf Club: Our green fees have been held at 2003 prices for the 2004 season! Described by Paul Lawrie, the 1999 Open Champion as, 'as fine a links course as you could wish to play' and by Peter Alliss, the Former Ryder Cup Player and much revered TV Commentator as, 'a hidden gem'; testaments don’t come much better than these. Located 4 miles to the North of Aberdeen City Centre on the A90 road, Murcar Golf Club adjoins Royal Aberdeen to the South; with Cruden Bay only 20 minutes drive North. Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) is a mere 9 miles from Murcar and it can be accessed from many UK and European airports, therefore, getting you to the heart of the action with the minimum of fuss and travelling time - no matter where in the world you are travelling from. Murcar is a natural championship links in the finest of Scottish traditions. Established in 1909 to the design of Archie Simpson, with later refinements by five times Open Champion James Braid, Murcar has frequently featured in the top 100 courses in the British Isles. At 6,314 yards in length, it has a par of 71 and a standard scratch of 72 (USGA Rating 71.6 / USGA Slope Rating 136). Murcar is set in spectacular terrain, with views of the North Sea visible from nearly every hole. The fairways and greens are shaped by the sandhills for which Murcar is renowned. The elevated tees open up a staggering panorama of the Aberdeen City skyline to the South; the unbroken line of the horizon to the East; and the vast curve of coast stretching as far as the eye can see towards Cruden Bay in the North. The Murcar championship links provides a stern, uncompromising test of golf and is not for the faint-hearted. It is the challenge of playing golf to fairways curling round and between the dunes, gorse and heather, calling for every shot in the book (and if the wind is up, a few more besides). According to Golf Monthly writer Barry Ward, 'the fairways are tighter than a taxman's purse!' Over the years, Murcar has hosted many professional tournaments and national amateur championships such as the Northern Open, the British Seniors' Championship and the Scottish Boys’ Matchplay Championship.
