Golf and the Good Life - Your Guide for Golf Trips Across the Pond

Exploring Aberdeen: Golf and the Good Life in Northeast Scotland

Golf and the Good Life - Your Guide for Golf Trips Across the Pond

Show Notes

In follow-up to our recent episode on Cruden Bay Golf Club, we're back with an in-depth look at the broader Aberdeen area.

Come explore this often overlooked region that's home to plenty of great golf and interesting sites.

It also offers a far more flexible planning schedule compared to other regions for golf in Scotland.

For more insight on the Aberdeen area, tune-in to our last episode on Cruden Bay with Ru Macdonald.

Additional Resources

Aberdeen Golf Packages

Off the Beaten Path Golf Courses Near Aberdeen

7 Things to See at Cruden Bay Golf Club

Mentioned in this Episode

Royal Aberdeen Golf Club

Cruden Bay Golf Club

Murcar Links Golf Club

Trump International Golf Links Scotland

Fraserburgh Golf Club

Peterhead Golf Club

The Chester Hotel

The Meldrum House

The Marcliffe Hotel

Glen Garioch Distillery

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