Sad to read, it's a great wee course. About 15 years ago, it's greens were the smoothest in the region (no mean feat) and it was in fantastic condition.
I moved from the North East of Scotland to Western Australia 5 years ago and this is exactly the type of fun golf that you don't seem to get over here. Don't get me wrong, there's some nice golf courses near me (Secret Harbour, Meadow Springs, The Cut) but every course within about a thousand miles seems to be par 72, 36 out, 36 back, 7000 yards. Scotland has so many brilliant short courses, I've been surprised by how much I miss them.
Although, funnily enough, Newburgh is a par 72. It's sandwiched between Cruden Bay and Trump/Murcar/Royal Aberdeen so it tends to get forgotten about. But, on a windy day, it can be more fun than any of them. When you stand on the 5th tee at Cruden Bay and have a 25+mph wind in your face, you know it's going to be a long couple of hours and your golf ball supply is going to suffer. Newburgh, by contrast, constantly shifts direction and has more space than many other Scottish links courses. There's never more than 2 consecutive holes running in the same direction and - regardless of the wind - there will always be a couple of par 4s that will be almost drivable.
