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Spey Valley Golf Club
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Rating: 3.6
Pace of Play
3
Greens
3
Service
3
Value
4
Design/Layout
3
I played Spey Valley at Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands on Sunday and it was magnificent....stunning scenery and clear blue skies without a breath of wind. The course was in fantastic condition as they had held a Tour event on it the previous week The course designer was Dave Thomas, and he refers to Spey Valley as his crown jewel of the courses he's designed. The course plays to 7,118 yards from the rear tees, and has a range of holes routed through the trees along the banks of the sparkling River Spey, heathland, woodland, links and inland terrain. Will not disappoint in any fashion.
Published by: Trevor
Posted by: SavPar
Nov 17th, 2010
Played Spey in fridig weather, albeith clear. We'd taken the Pro's advice to hire a buggy, as the course is well spread out, with considerable distances between some of the holes. The excellent Spey Valley course is a hefty 6653 yards, par 72, off the yellow tees and is a moorland course, set high in the foothills of the Cairngorm Mountain range. The mountain views were terrific. I thought that it was a fantastic layout in great condition. Despite the heavy rain that was falling yesterday, the greens remained lightning fast. OK, some of the fairways were getting pretty saturated and there was no run on the fairways, so the course played its full length. The course was not too crowded, and indeed, I got through the front 9 in little over an hour, playing far too quickly, to be honest. I was out in 45 (only 2 pars!), playing too quickly and getting colder by the minute. I managed to slow down my swing on the back 9 (difficult to do when you're going round by buggy rather than walking!) and played better, despite the wind and cold. On some other lesser courses I can think off I would have been thoroughly miserable, but I really enjoyed the round, and the course. Thinking back, there wasn't a weak hole at Spey Valley and some were just outstanding. For example, I particularly liked the the monster 608 yard (635 yards off the Blue championship tees!) 5th with a blind drive and second shot. Great hole, though. I'd already decided half way round the course that I'd like to play Spey Valley again. Spey Valley is a very challenging layout and is a great test of your game. Play it if you get the chance but think seriously about hiring a buggy. The holes are well spread out and it's a very long walk!
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Posted by: al_the_x
Jul 24th, 2010
This has a fabulous setting and several excellent holes.Course needs maturity and in time will be an excellent place to visit. Strong par 3’s particularly memorable. Buggy is essential. Conditions were excellent even with the recent weather, rates seemed to be fair. Lovely setting, excellent greeting in the clubhouse.
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Posted by: jymorton
Nov 30th, 2009
Only about 30 minutes from Inverness, were able to play here, Nairn, and Castle Stuart. Beautiful setting for the course on the River Spey with the Caringorm Mountains in the distance. Birch tree lined holles over rolling hills with a small amount of water, and the bunkers mostly around the greens. Fun course to play, well maintained, and a refreshing break from the links layoouts.
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