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Spey Bay Golf Club

Links golf on storm-beach ridges since 1907, par 70 over 5,860 yards. The closing holes run beside the beach.

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Welcome

There's something special about a links on old storm beaches, and that's exactly what you get at Spey Bay.

The course sits where the River Spey meets the Moray Firth, on ridges of shingle that built up some 6,000 years ago when the sea stood higher. Ben Sayers laid it out in 1907, out and back along the coast, with the fairways in the hollows and gorse and heather on the ridges. The wind decides how hard it plays on the day. Afterwards, the clubhouse has a full bar and food, and everyone is welcome.

The shingle shore beside the course, looking along the Moray Firth.Press a mark to look closer.
The card

18 holes. Par 70 and 5,860 yards from the gold tees, down to 5,061 from the bronze.

Spey Bay Golf Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
NameWitchTargetPortWellTor BreckScaurWardiePlateauValleyBinBridgeGullyKnollTowerSeaLennoxTugnetHome
Gold4233003791124003273851314662,9233403584131943991165212673292,9375,860
Silver4172783651073653223381314622,7853363233771653071134522623262,6615,446
Bronze4092733131053352643341313832,547315297347161284974332583222,5145,061
Par444344435354443435443570
Stroke index917515113731112841421861610
Score

The holes tinted yellow are the highlights below. Press one to read about it. The club does not publish its card. Yards, par and stroke index from Stymie and GolfPass, which agree.

Hole highlights

The first six holes head east and a little inland, and the short 8th, at the far end of the course, marks the turn for home.

  1. 7

    Wardie

    Par 4 · 385 yards

    After six holes heading east, this is where the sea opens up in front of you. There are full views of the Moray Firth from here on.

  2. 8

    Plateau

    Par 3 · 131 yards

    The signature hole. The green is raised and very shallow, with out of bounds to the left and beyond and a single pot bunker short on the left, so anything that comes in hot runs off the back. It's the third hardest hole on the card, and it plays best with the wind in your face.

  3. 15

    Sea

    Par 3 · 116 yards

    A short, semi-blind hole over a big bunker at the front. The small round green almost backs onto the beach, so there's sand on every side if you count the shore.

  4. 18

    Home

    Par 4 · 329 yards

    The last hole runs back to the clubhouse. The grand Richmond Gordon Hotel once looked down on this green, until it burned to the ground in 1965.

Playing here

Links golf at the mouth of the Spey, on shingle ridges with the Moray Firth beside them.

Holes
18
Par
70
Yards
5,860
Founded
1907

Booking

01343 820424

Visitors welcome every day; book online. Weekends cost a little more.

Green fees, 2026

  • A roundOn the booking page

To hire

  • Buggies, booked ahead
  • Trolleys

The clubhouse

A full bar and food, and everyone is welcome.

A gym and a golf shop, with a caravan park and camping pods on site.

Did you know

Ramsay MacDonald, the prime minister, was a member at Spey Bay, and the club championship trophy he presented is still at the club.

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Where it is

The club is at Spey Bay, IV32 7PJ, on the east side of the mouth of the River Spey, about 4.6 miles north of Fochabers.

Fochabers is around 50 miles from Inverness and 60 miles from Aberdeen, and the Speyside Way long-distance path passes through the village.

Directions
Aerial view of a steel railway bridge crossing a wide, braided river valleyAttractionsSpey BayA step away
Speyside Coffee Roasting Co sign on a counter with white cups behindCafeSpeyside Coffee Roasting Co1.2 miles
Fiddlers, guitarist and harpist perform under purple lighting in a marquee tentAttractionsSpeyfest4.1 miles
The Gatehouse, MorayshireElginThe GatehouseSleeps 4 · 4.7 miles
A yellow-harled tower house with battlements flies a flag above conical yew trees and a lawn.ElginInnes HouseSleeps 38 · 4.7 miles
A white harled farmhouse with a slate roof and chimneys stands amid greenery under a blue sky.ElginViewfield FarmhouseSleeps 8 · 4.7 miles
Ruined stone castle towers rise among bare trees on a grassy hillAttractionsSpynie Palace7.7 miles
Grassy promenade beside the Firth, stone houses and shops lining the roadAttractionsLossiemouth8.1 miles
Stone building with gabled dormers beside a clock tower flying the Union flagAttractionsJohnstons of Elgin8.1 miles
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