We left Royal Dornoch the next morning for the 4 hour or so drive south to Cruden Bay. We passed through the town of Nairn and got a glimpse of the Nairn course. We had hoped to play Nairn, but a member-guest tournament kept us from playing.
I had few preconcieved notions about Cruden Bay other than hearing it was this funky course with a cult-like appeal. The designer is the same as Irelands’ famed Ballybunion, so I thought I might be in for a pleasant suprise. I was not disappointed.
This course had some of the greatest holes I played on the trip (and some of the worst). The sand dunes were larger than just about anywhere else and the routing was tremendous. I’m not a big fan of blind shots, and there were 4 holes in a row that had blind shots! Holes 13-16.
This course would be on my short-list for any return trip to Scotland. Don’t miss it
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