Duff House Royal Golf Club
Aberdeenshire, ScotlandOverview
Duff House Royal Golf Club is Alister MacKenzie's most northernly work.
The only royal golf club where the royal title is used as a suffix and not a prefix.
Duff House is considered one of the grandest classical country houses built in the 18th century and designed by William Adam.
Duff House Royal Golf Club Videos
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Golf Course Review
Duff House Royal Golf Club is located in the northern town of Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The River Deveron provides a natural border to the eastern frontier of the course with river mouth, Banff Bay, Moray Firth and the North Sea nearby. The Brig o' Banff is the bridge which connects Banff to Macduff over the river.
Architectural Heritage
Duff House Royal Golf Club opened in 1910 after being laid out by Samuel Mure Fergusson and Royal Aberdeen GC professional, Archie Simpson.
It was in 1923, however, that Alister MacKenzie made the course what it is today. Interestingly, the nearby Macduff Town Council invited Dr MacKeznie to advise on their own course. His advice? Extend the course at Duff! After submitting plans and having them approved, Alister's brother - Charles MacKenzie, constructed the course.
Architectural Points of Interest
The majority of the greens are MacKenzie originals. His famous tiered designs can be seen on the 2nd, 4th, 12th and 18th. Double greens are found on 1 & 17 and 6 & 15. The river is used to border holes 7, 9, 16 and 17.
Joe McDonnell & Evalu18 LtdFeatured Architect: Alister MacKenzie
As taken from his book, Golf Architecture, Alister MacKenzie felt the following were essential: 1 - The course, where possible, should be arranged in two loops of nine holes. 2 - There should be a large proportion of good two-shot holes and at least four one-shot holes. 3 - There should be little walking...
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Architects
- Ferguson, Samuel Mure
- Simpson, Archie
- Alister MacKenzie
- MacKenzie, Charles
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Joe McDonnell & Evalu18 LtdFeatured Architect: Alister MacKenzie
As taken from his book, Golf Architecture, Alister MacKenzie felt the following were essential: 1 - The course, where possible, should be arranged in two loops of nine holes. 2 - There should be a large proportion of good two-shot holes and at least four one-shot holes. 3 - There should be little walking...
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