Buckpool Golf Club
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Buckpool Golf Club is located in Buckie
, Moray
on the Moray Firth
coast of Scotland
. This 18 hole course is set out on a clifftop location at the extreme western end of Buckpool
. UK Golf Guide describes it as a links course with superlative view over Moray Firth
The course was created in the 1930s and part of the purpose of the project was to create jobs in a time of high unemployment, especially in the herring fishing industry. Golf website St Andrews.com http://golf.standrews.com/course-directory/course-details.asp?club=71&txtKeyword=&cboCountry=94&cboCounty=-1&cboCourseType=3&rdoResultType=rich&cboRecordPerPage=10&cboSortOrder=courseName describes Buckpool thus whilst reflecting on its origins as a job creation scheme, for a course of this quality some of today's multi-millionaire course designers would be shaking in their soft-spikes if such schemes were resurrected. In the early sixties the Town Council
, which had maintained both Buckpool and Buckie’s other course Strathlene
decided to close Buckpool due to economic reasons. A group of enthusiasts formed a private club and leased the course which has come a long way from the old farmhouse which was the clubhouse to the present building situated besides the 10th and 18th greens. In 1999 the land was purchased from Moray Council by the members.
Buckpool provides a full calendar of tournaments throughout the season for both Ladies and Gents sections and regular competition for Seniors and Juniors as well.
Today the course plays to a par of 70 and is 6127 yards in length.
Buckpool Golf Club is notable as being the venue for Paul Lawrie
's maiden professional tournament victory when he won the 1986 Moray Seafoods Open which was, incidentally, his first ever tournament as a pro.
Buckie
Buckie is a burgh town on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland in Moray. Buckie was the largest town in Banffshire by some thousands of inhabitants before regionalisation in 1975 removed that political division from the map of Scotland...
, Moray
Moray
Moray is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.- History :...
on the Moray Firth
Moray Firth
The Moray Firth is a roughly triangular inlet of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness, which is in the Highland council area of north of Scotland...
coast of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. This 18 hole course is set out on a clifftop location at the extreme western end of Buckpool
Buckpool
For the village in Dudley, West Midlands see Buckpool, West MidlandsBuckpool is a village on the coast of Moray, Scotland.-Buckpool Golf Club:...
. UK Golf Guide describes it as a links course with superlative view over Moray Firth
The course was created in the 1930s and part of the purpose of the project was to create jobs in a time of high unemployment, especially in the herring fishing industry. Golf website St Andrews.com http://golf.standrews.com/course-directory/course-details.asp?club=71&txtKeyword=&cboCountry=94&cboCounty=-1&cboCourseType=3&rdoResultType=rich&cboRecordPerPage=10&cboSortOrder=courseName describes Buckpool thus whilst reflecting on its origins as a job creation scheme, for a course of this quality some of today's multi-millionaire course designers would be shaking in their soft-spikes if such schemes were resurrected. In the early sixties the Town Council
Town council
A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or civil parishes. A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch....
, which had maintained both Buckpool and Buckie’s other course Strathlene
Strathlene
Strathlene is an area between Buckie and Findochty which has a caravan site facing onto the Moray Firth. At one time the Strathlene House Hotel, a former mansion, was a popular local venue with a pleasant beach leading directly off its lawn. There was also a large outdoor seawater swimming pool...
decided to close Buckpool due to economic reasons. A group of enthusiasts formed a private club and leased the course which has come a long way from the old farmhouse which was the clubhouse to the present building situated besides the 10th and 18th greens. In 1999 the land was purchased from Moray Council by the members.
Buckpool provides a full calendar of tournaments throughout the season for both Ladies and Gents sections and regular competition for Seniors and Juniors as well.
Today the course plays to a par of 70 and is 6127 yards in length.
Buckpool Golf Club is notable as being the venue for Paul Lawrie
Paul Lawrie
Paul Stewart Lawrie MBE is a Scottish professional golfer who is best known for winning The Open Championship in 1999.-Life and career:...
's maiden professional tournament victory when he won the 1986 Moray Seafoods Open which was, incidentally, his first ever tournament as a pro.