Turriff

The small market town of Turriff (pronounced “Turra” by the locals) lies close to the flowing waters of the River Deveron, with a population of around six thousand people. The golf club was established back in 1896 when founding members, led by G. M. Fraser, set out a course on the river terrace, one and a half miles to the west of the town centre.

Nowadays, this pleasant parkland course plays to a par of 70, measuring a touch over 6,100 yards. The lack of length is largely due to Turriff having only a couple of par fives on the scorecard – one on each nine at holes 6 and 12 – with the second of these three-shot holes only extended in recent years from a long par four.

The four par threes are all excellent short holes, starting with the 141-yard 4th (“Wee Devil”) and ending with the 132-yard 17th (“Short”). The 446-yard 7th is now the longest par four on the course and it’s also regarded as the toughest, with out of bounds down the left of the fairway and around the back of the green adding to its difficulty.