Royal Aberdeen

Aberdeenshire.
Par 71, 6,910 yards.

Designers: Archie Simpson/James Braid.
Green fee: £120 all week.
Tel: 01224 702571.

Raised its profile and prestige further with an outstanding hosting of the 2011 Walker Cup. New bunkers and a new Martin Hawtree-designed green on the 15th have stiffened the test. Opens with one of golf’s most daunting tee shots, played from underneath the noses of members sitting by the clubhouse windows.