Aberdeen Country Club gives Myrtle Beach golfers a taste of Scotland

LONGS, S.C. -- Aberdeen Country Club tries to invoke a Scottish theme in the heart of North Myrtle Beach. It certainly got the name down -- triggered by the Scotland's legendary Royal Aberdeen. Royal Aberdeen is the sixth oldest course in all of Scotland. Aberdeen C.C. is one of the newer golf courses in Myrtle Beach.

Why quibble though? Course architect Tom Jackson creates a 27-hole course with plenty of unusual features for the Grand Strand and enough water for the wet stuff to apply for its own statehood. The Woodlands nine is particularly aqua packed. There are also Highlands and Meadows nines with Meadows being the most tree centered.

Aberdeen Country Club: Woodlands No. 1

Aberdeen Country Club's Woodlands nine opens with trees leaning in.

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Aberdeen Country Club: Woodlands No. 3

That's no optical illusion. The flag is really that close to the water on the third hold of the Woodlands nine at Aberdeen C.C.

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Aberdeen Country Club: Woodlands No. 4

It's just a little water clear at No. 4 of the Woodlands nine at Aberdeen Country Club in Longs, S.C.

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Aberdeen Country Club: Woodlands No. 7

The seventh hole on the Woodlands nine shows just how many trees there are at Aberdeen C.C.

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Aberdeen Country Club trees

Curving shots around trees is just par for the course at Aberdeen Country Club in Longs, S.C.

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Aberdeen Country Club: Woodlands No. 9

If you don't hit the water, you still might hit the tree on the ninth hole of the Woodlands Course at Aberdeen Country Club.

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Aberdeen Country Club - rough

Getting caught in the rough weedy forced carry leaves little chance for a punch-out at Aberdeen Country Club.

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Aberdeen Country Club: Highlands No. 4

Its no easy approach shot on the fourth hole of the Highlands Course at Aberdeen C.C. in Longs, S.C.

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Aberdeen C.C.: Highlands No. 6

Water squeezes the fairway on the sixth hole of the Highlands Course at Aberdeen C.C.

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Aberdeen Country Club:Highlands No. 8

Water trails you all the way to the green on the eighth hole of the Highlands Course at Aberdeen Country Club in Longs, S.C.

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Aberdeen Country Club: Meadows No. 2

Sometimes playing through the trees is your only option at Aberdeen Country Club.

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Aberdeen Country Club: Meadows No. 5

The fifth hole on the Meadows Course at Aberdeen Country Club gives a sense of the green at this Myrtle Beach track.

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Aberdeen Country Club: Meadows No. 7

Bunkers creep into play on the seventh hole of the Meadows Course at Aberdeen Country Club in Longs, S.C.

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Aberdeen Country Club: Meadows No. 9 tree

The ninth hole on the Meadows Course at Aberdeen C.C. has one impressive tree.

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Aberdeen Country Club: Meadows No. 9

The finishing hole on the Meadows Course at Aberdeen Country Club curves around water.

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Aberdeen Country Club clubhouse

Like everything else on the golf course, Aberdeen Country Club's clubhouse is designed to look older than it is.

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