I came across Ru several years ago when he launched the excellent Scottish Golf Podcast – back in the days when there weren’t as many golf podcasts as there are today! It proved an invaluable resource for planning a golf trip to Scotland and Ru’s expertise led to appearances on many other shows, including No Laying Up and State of the Game.
Ru is a very busy man. He works at the European Tour in its brilliant social media team, and on top of that, has moved into hospitality with the launch of The Dunes at Cruden Bay. Look no further for perfect golf accommodation in the North East of Scotland.
I’m delighted to share Ru’s Favourite Scottish Courses. I hope you enjoy reading his words:
Despite being fortunate enough to visit many of the best golf courses internationally thanks to my role with the content team at the European Tour group, I felt under-qualified to comment given I rarely get to play them. Instead here are 10 Scottish golf courses which all offer enjoyable, memorable and unique golf experiences. They also happen to be my favourites.
CRUDEN BAY
Disclaimer – it’s my home course but also likely the catalyst for my deep love of the game and passion for Scottish links golf. Here come the clichés… no two rounds are the same, make time to play it twice, it’s fun and beautiful in equal measure and yes, embrace the blind shots!