Cruden Bay

• Location: Peterhead, Scotland
• Open: 1899
• Designer: Old Tom Morris
• Major Course Updates:  Tom Simpson & Herbert Fowler, Martin Ebert & Tom Mackenzie, Frank Pont
• Events Hosted: N/A
• Key Rankings: 11th best golf course in the world, Top 100 Golf Courses (2022), 63rd best golf course in the world, Golf Magazine (2021)

 
Among the most interesting golf courses in Scotland is Cruden Bay, effortlessly navigating the rugged linksland and almost 40-foot-high sand dunes. Given the landscape, many of the holes are actually secluded from the rest of the golf course—a rarity in Scotland. A landscape dotted with bunkers and gently undulating fairways at the bottom of the dunes is a commonality in the British Isles, but you’ll see greens unlike anything else in the world at Cruden Bay, making this a highlight of any trip.