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4.9
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4.9
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4.9
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4.4
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7153 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Spey Valley's signature hole is the fifth, the longest hole in Scotland at 635 yards. However, several other holes deserve a mention for their natural beauty. The sixth spans a lake, which has been adopted as a nesting site by a bird colony.

The 12th is the start of the home stretch, where the Spey Valley opens up like a film set. The most spectacular of all is likely Spey Valley Golf Course's 18th, with its two bunkers designed to mirror the undulating corries of the mountains beyond.

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Course Details

Year Built 2006
Architect Dave Thomas (2006)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - £35
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Sauna, Locker Rooms

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Great Britain & Ireland (2022 #10)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Scotland (2022 #4)

Reviews

4.9
28 Reviews (28)
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Reviews 109
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Wonderful Golf Experience

The course is in great shape considering the time of year!, tee boxes excellent, fairways very good, great bunkers and greens in very good condition…they had been punched two weeks ago and have filled in nicely, currently medium speed and a little crusty but very playable! I would expect in another week or so they will be excellent! The course layout makes for a fun and interesting challenge. For first time players strongly suggest a buggy as there are a number of holes that needs to be previewed.
The pro shop staff extremely friendly and helpful. Wonderful experience and definitely will be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

stunning!

Stunning course....beautiful greens...
Fantastic staff...
Definitely will be on my golfing radar for next
trek up north...
Many Thanks

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

A gem of a course for sure. Have been waiting to play this course for a while now and was not disappointed. The course is in a great condition and I would rate the greens 7 out of 10. Will definitely be back soon.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great track

Longer than most. Layout was outstanding. Very good shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 32
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough trek

Played this course a few times now and never manage a good score. It's a tough trek. Ideal for the big hitters. Wind blowing, so makes it tougher. Proper golf course

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

Beautiful weather, challenging course

27 degrees a bit on the hot side in such an exposed area but course was well designed and entertaining. Longer than we anticipated and make sure to hire a buggy. Only gripe we would have is that as first timers without a map we missed a couple of the dog leg holes until after we had hit driver. Watch out of the 18th, we had a bunch of cyclists who cycled right in front of (despite signage) us just as were about to drive - could’ve been nasty!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Spey valley

Excellent course and good value for money, great views of Cairngorms

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Dormant

Course had nor recovered from a long winter when we played it (16/4/21), the grass being almost completely dormant. Will be better in the summer no doubt.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
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
Previously Played

Excellent value

Greens very good, tough pins !!! Tees a wee bit rough. The heather is penal - avoid at all times. Par 3s tough, long irons / hybrids to all. Long walk but beautiful surroundings and I was round in just over 3 hours so that was good..

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

Excellent course and stunning views

Really enjoyed the course which certainly makes you think, then relaxes you with stunning views between shots.

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

Great Course overall.

Fantastic highland scenery with great wildlife for a background to a demanding course. Every hole has a different stamp to test all golfers.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Spectacular scenery

Played 3 days this week all in beautiful weather. Having played last year in April I did find that the course I guess due to the covid crisis has lacked a little maintenance. Despite that I really enjoyed playing here again. The scenery is breathtaking and you can not beat it anywhere. You definitely know you are in the highlands of Scotland. There is deer and all sorts of other wildlife. It is a challenging course and I was glad to say that I was able to play to my handicap. The staff are all very nice and make you feel very welcome. I would most definitely recommend anyone visiting aviemore to play on this course. You will not regret it for sure I look forward to my next visit.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
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
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ill be back!

Great place to play golf. Plenty interesting holes and the views/setting is very special! Will be back again! Hopefully still at £30

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