Moray (New)

The New course at Moray, designed by Henry Cotton and opened in 1979, is the perfect foil for the Old. It doesn’t quite have the volume of exceptionally good holes of its elder sibling but the overall feel is the same and there’s plenty of good golf to be had. The course stretches to just 6,084 yards and has a par of 70 but don’t be fooled by the numbers.

The two courses intertwine and share the same firm and sandy links turf, however, the threat of gorse is more prevalent and there’s an increased premium on accuracy as opposed to length as the links weaves through the blankets of whin. The greens are smaller too and although there is not as much going on around them this is still entertaining golf.

The best holes on the New are the ninth and tenth which are closest to the sea and enjoy the best of the undulating terrain. Before that the fifth and sixth also make very good use of a burn that runs through both courses and the 13th and 14th are another good couple of back-to-back holes.

Read the review of Moray (Old) here.