Set alongside the river Spey in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, this is a very short course by modern standards. Measuring just under 6000 yards it is a course with a difference – surrounded by stunning scenery and offering challenges that will test any golfer.

18 completely individual holes, cleverly and sensitively routed through a birch forest, maximising the natural landscape and producing a beautiful and testing course. If you have forgotten your driver it is not a problem, because good scores are generated by accuracy rather than length at this little gem.

The 6th hole is often regarded as the course's "signature" hole. A good drive down the narrow tree-lined dogleg leaves a mid-iron approach shot to the plateau green, which is guarded by bunkers to the left and right, but frankly, the signature hole could be any of the 18.

Unusually the 1^st hole is a par 3 and in some respects this encapsulates the spirit of this place – not quirky, not gimmicky – just good fun and spectacular scenery.