Dundee Road,
Elliot by Arbroath, Angus DD11 2PE
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Craig Knowles (Head Golf Professional).The Course:
18 holes. Seaside links. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Coastal duneland alongside the North Sea, farmland, and East Coast mainline railway.
Designer:
Original layout by Old Tom Morris of St Andrews (1877); later major alterations by Willie Fernie (1907) and then James Braid (1931).
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2 mi SW of Arbroath / 15 mi NE of Dundee.
Arbroath Golf Links: here you will find one of Scotland's lesser known links gems, originally laid out by Old Tom Morris, and subsequently redesigned by two further legends of the game, Willie Fernie and then James Braid.
The course sits back from the sea, separated from it by a coastal railway and the beachside dunes. In true links fashion, what may at first resemble a rather flat layout, proves to be anything but. You'll only discover this once you get amongst the gently rippling links terrain.
Thanks to James Braid the layout now follows an out-and-back routing. Somewhat different from the previous course layout of Willie Fernie, which comprised seven out and three back, then two out and three back, and finally one out and two back.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2025].
Players generally walk this course.
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The Arbroath Golf Links, first laid out out in 1877, is also home to the Arbroath Artisan Golf Club (founded in 1903).
The fishing port and town of Arbroath has long been famous for a Scottish delicacy known as the Arbroath Smokie. The "smokie" is a whole haddock that has been dry-salted and then smoked over wood chippings, to create the dish's distinctive flavouring and copper-brown exterior.
Scotland's 103rd best course (Golf World, 2025).
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