Two full length links courses I've never seen mentioned on here I used to play regularly in Aberdeen:
Nigg Bay Golf Club, otherwise known as Balnagask... And The Kings Links which is one of the oldest in existence.
They don't generally come up on Google searches because they belong to the city council... But there is some cool stuff going on with both courses.
Ally
You're right Ally that there is some good stuff going on at both and the Kings Links area was of course where Royal Aberdeen GC, although not under that name, first started and stayed until it got to busy and they moved over the Don to Balgownie.
There have been a couple of mentions in passing of both NB-B and the KL but one thing I didn't realise until looking at Alan McPhersons trip through all 600-plus Scottish courses website as mentioned above is that both have short courses too, 9-hole and 6-hole I believe. There was also a pitch-n-putt behind Pittodrie that ultimately was built over to become Bruce Davidson's original Kings Links driving range (and fab stocked golf shop). I recall Steve elkington and Tom weiskopf flying in by helicopter on one occasion to give a demonstration there.
The Dr Mack' 18-holer at Hazlehead plus the Coles/Huggett course and the 9-holer have been mentioned in passing too. Not sure about the likes of Craibstone, Peterculter, Westhill etc, ie the 80'-90's courses or other more recent ones like Meldrum House etc.
I was wondering about places like Brechin, Braids underrated I always thought Arbroath-Elliott, Huntley, Oldmeldrum, Kintore, Kemney, Inverurie, Deeside, Ellon, Newburgh, Edzell, Aboyne, Banchory, Ballater, Braemar, Lumphanan, Tarland etc. I think there's even a 9-holer in the grounds of Balmoral Castle!
I would suggest in particular that Arbroath-Elliott, Ballater, and Newburgh (original 9) have particular merit worth seeing if in the area. Would you add any others to a 'go and play list'?
Atb