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3.7
Value
4.5
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.8
Amenities
3.6
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 70
Length 6219 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

This is a visually pleasing undulating links course with a long beach on one side. Measuring 5,726 yards from the tips, Spey Bay Golf Club is a par 70.

Gorse and heather line the fairways here, and the beach creates a natural border on some holes - though it won't come into play unless you're completely wild off the tee.

No. 8 is Spey Bay Golf Club's signature hole. The small green sits atop a hillock, so you better be accurate or risk seeing your ball go tumbling down. This pretty much goes for all the holes at Spey Bay, which requires a thoughtful shot off the tee and a light touch around the greens.

Course Details

Year Built 1907
Architect Ben Sayers (1907)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - £15
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Showers, Lockers, Locker Rooms

Reviews

4.2
66 Reviews (66)
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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Spey Bay a hidden gem.

Excellent hidden gem.. Excellent links course with undulating fairways with well kept greens. Played on a sunny wind free day an absolute pleasure to play.
Not long but you have to be accurate and stay out of the gorse. Well done to the green staff for the condition of the course. Excellent place for a round of holiday golf. Well worth a visit.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 33
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice little course

Greens were a little bumpy as it is still early in the season, however the rest of the course was fine. The staff were friendly and only too happy to help. Food was excellent although the menu was limited. Overall thoroughly enjoyed the day, which was even better as my partner and I won.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Real hidden gem

This is golf as it was supposed to be!
Don't think much will have changed at this course for decades.
Fantastic piece of ground for a golf course.
Loved it

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cracking course

Outstanding round of golf and what a glorious day for it staff where friendly

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable winter golf

Visited Spey Bay as it is a seaside course which meant that it is on summer greens when many inland courses are still on winter greens. Beautiful sunny day with little wind meant that the course was playing as easy as it can get. Greens in good condition for early March. The gorse has been cut back quite a bit which opens the fairways up and is less intimidating off the tee. An interesting and enjoyable course in reasonable nick, but probably could do with some investment to smarten it up a bit. Clubhouse open to the public, we had some issues with our breakfast order but food generally good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Spey Bay

Well worth a visit. Beautiful views of the Moray firth. And enjoyable course. Will be back again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great true links golf

Lovely friendly golf course and a true test, don’t reach straight for you diver on every par 4 as that would most definitely punish your card.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good!

Great layout with some fantastic holes.

Clubhouse staff were very friendly and couldn’t do enough for us.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout and a testing course for all abilities.
Greens are in fantastic condition, too.

No practice facilities to warm up prior to the round and an absence of signage from the road indicating the course location were the only issues on the day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Enjoyable afternoon

The course is in decent condition and a real challenge for any standard of golfer. All the holes are interesting, none of the holes are easy. I played like a dog but with the fantastic weather, brilliant views and the interesting lay out I will definitely be back.
Fairways were tight but greens were true.
Definitely advise a visit.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Spey Bay May 2021

Lovely links course well worth the visit for anyone in Moray. The course is fairly forgiving with fairways that channel balls back in however the odd bad bounce could result in some interesting shots before you. Go even more errant and the whins or even the beach could be waiting for you. We had a lovely sunny day and it felt challenging, could be even more fun with a stronger wind!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fan of everything Moray

We played it early May, and I thought the layout and selection of holes were excellent, the greens had been hollowtined, and dressed with sand, I would imagine the greens will be running true later in the summer, unfortunately for us the greens were very bumpy, and not running true!! It won’t stop me coming back a bit later in the year.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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