Driving Range at Murcar Golf Course - geograph

Murcar Links Golf Club is a golf club in northern

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, Scotland, to the north of the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club. The 18-hole, par 71, 6,516 yard course was established in 1909. The course was designed by

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and later changed by and James Braid. According to ''

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'', the club is on the ''Top 100 Golf Courses UK and Ireland''. The

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cites it as "one of the most celebrated courses in Scotland".

History

The club was founded in 1909. During

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, the area around the burn had anti-tank landmines planted in the Tarbothill Minefield. This was cleared in 1944 by the 11th Company Bomb disposal - Royal Engineers. During clearance, a Wasp ( Bren Gun Carrier converted into a flame thrower) used to burn grass off the minefield detonated a mine. Several sappers were injured, one losing a hand. The Wasp was destroyed. In 2006 the club hosted the European Challenge Tour’s inaugural Scottish Challenge, and in 2009 it hosted the

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and the Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship. In April 2012 the club hosted the

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Foundation Scottish Boys Championship and in July 2013 it hosted the

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Railway

From 1909 until 1949 the Club was served by a railway, which it owned from 1924. The Strathbathie Light Railway had been built to 3 ft gauge to serve the Seaton Brick & Tile Co's brickworks. From 1932 the railway was operated with a 40-seat Wickham railcar, powered by a Ford petrol engine. The railway was originally about long.

References

External links

Official siteMurcar Links Golf Club Course Review
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