Murcar Golf Club was founded in 1909 and lies on the shores of the North Sea, immediately to the North of Aberdeen.

It is a typical links course and its 6241 yards with a standard scratch score of 71, belittles the degree of difficulty which the golfer will encounter. As with any golf course, the secret of success is straightness but none more so than on the links of Murcar where the tee shot must be kept in play or chances of par figures will soon diminish.

On arriving at Murcar, the visitor could quite easily be lulled into a false sense of security on viewing the first, second and eighteenth holes from the car park. These seemingly benign holes give no hint of what is in store on the other parts of the course.

It would be futile to attempt to give the appropriate clubs to play for second shots. It has been known on four consecutive days at Murcar for the wind to come from four different directions and any golfer will appreciate that wind direction and strength can make a mockery of any suggested club selection.