Royal Aberdeen Golf Club

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Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland, was founded in 1780 and claims to be the sixth oldest golf club in the world. It was founded as the Society of Golfers at Aberdeen and became the Aberdeen Golf Club in 1815.

The members played on Aberdeen's Queen's Links and over the its Broad Hill until 1888, when they moved to a new links at Balgownie two miles north of the city. The Balgownie course was designed by Archie and Robert Simpson and later remodelled by James Braid. The club's "Royal" designation was awarded by Edward VII in 1903. There is a second course called the Silverburn Course.

Royal Aberdeen hosted the 2005 Senior British Open, and has been named host for the 2011 Walker Cup.

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