Old Tom Morris original design Part of early golfing history - 1870 Shortest True Links in the world

Of the 38,000 golf courses worldwide around 260 are True Links. Nature has given the British Isles 220 of these linksland gems. Cullen is one of the 90 in Scotland Geology was kind around 14,000 BC in creating sandy soil and dunes perfect for golf. Even so, just 300 of the 7,500 miles of Scottish coastline is considered linksland.

Red Sandstone Rocks are a major feature in the routing of the golf course. These were formed in the Devonian period when Scotland was a tropical area south of the Equator

Significant books that feature Cullen but are much more When Revelation Comes by Jim Hartsell // True Links by Peper and Campbell // A course called Scotland by Tom Coyne // Confidential guide to Golf Courses by Tom Doak

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