Royal Aberdeen Golf Club
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| Club information | |
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| Location | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Established | 1780, 1888 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Website | royalaberdeengolf.com |
| Balgownie | |
| Designed by |
Archie Simpson, Robert Simpson, James Braid (remodel) |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,861 yards (6,274 m) |
| Course rating | 74.3 |
| Slope rating | 145 |
| Course record | 64 (Rory McIlroy) |
| Silverburn | |
| Par | 64 |
| Length | 4,021 yards (3,677 m) |
| Course rating | 61 |
Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland, was founded in 1780 and claims to be the sixth oldest golf club in the world. It was founded as the Society of Golfers at Aberdeen, and became the Aberdeen Golf Club in 1815 subsequently receiving royal patronage in 1903.
Royal Aberdeen is best known for hosting the 2005 Senior British Open, the 2011 Walker Cup, and the 2014 Scottish Open.
Aberdeen can be closely linked to the origins of golf, the earliest reference to a golf hole in Scotland was made in local Aberdeen records dating back to 1625. Royal Aberdeen Golf Club was initially set up as The Society of Golfers at Aberdeen in 1780 making it the sixth oldest golf club in the world.
The club continued be known as The Society of Golfers at Aberdeen before forming The Aberdeen Golf Club in 1815. The club continued to play over The Queens Links area of Aberdeen where the original golf hole in 1625 was believed to have been. In 1976 play was expanded over the Kings Links area to the north of the Queens Links. Golf is still played to date on this land at the King's Links Golf Club.
The club moved to its present location at Ballgownie Links on the other side of the River Don estuary in 1888. The course gained its royal patronage from King Edward VII in 1903 and subsequently changed its name to Royal Aberdeen Golf Club.
The course was originally designed by Archie Simpson and Robert Simpson but was later re-bunkered and lengthened to its current layout by James Braid.
Since its expansion Royal Aberdeen has hosted many top golf tournaments both on an amateur and professional level including the Scottish Open, Senior British Open and the Walker Cup.
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