Club History

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.

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.

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.