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Moray Golf Club was founded in 1889 and formally opened on 30th March of that year.
The Old Course was laid out by Old Tom Morris who became a frequent visitor and played a number of exhibition matches in the early years.
In these early years of Moray Golf Club, the membership included a number of distillers and the effects of their vision and foresight continue to be enjoyed by members to the present day.
These distiller members who had been laying down whisky since the formation of the club and in 1900 the club purchased one hogshead (54 Imperial gallons) of Glen Grant 1894 whisky at 7/6 per gallon, one of 1897 at 5/- and two of 1900 at 2/6.This practice continues to the present day and five or six hogsheads are bought annually and bottled for the club at ten years of age.
Glen Grant continued to be the "club malt" until 1992 when the club changed to "Macallan" having laid down hogsheads ofMacallan some years previously. Today's "club malt" is a 12 year old single malt.
From Golf Grampian website:
"As well as the challenging Moray Old Championship Course, the Club is also delighted to offer to you a second, but also challenging, 18 hole links course.
Converted into 18 holes in 1979 by the late Sir Henry Cotton, the Moray New is somewhat shorter than Moray Old, however, its tighter fairways and smaller greens make it a fine test of true links golf"
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