Buckpool’s hospitality is traditional, and
even attracted favourable poetic mention from Robert Burns, Scotland’s
National Bard. Rabbie certainly visited the farms of Birkenbush
and Thorneybank near us, and his comments on the good ale served
up at Buckpool howf lead us to believe that he and his pal, Willie
Nicol, could have crossed the land where our lovely links lie, to
reach Lady Onlie’s welcoming inn.
The course was created in the early 1930’s from 3 farms,
initiated by the Towns Council as part of a National scheme
to relieve the severe unemployment caused by the depression
in the Herring Fishing industry. The order of play for some
of the holes has been changed a number of times but have changed
little in character until the last decade.
In 1999 the land was purchased from Moray
Council by the members, the club is truly going somewhere
today. We assure you that it won't be stopping tomorrow.
In the early sixties the Town Council, which had maintained both Buckpool
and Buckie’s other course Strathlene decided to close Buckpool
down due to economic reasons. Thankfully a group of enthusiasts formed
a private Club and leased the course which has come a long way from
the old farmhouse which was our Clubhouse to the present building
situated besides our 10th and 18th green.
