Burray Links

Burray Golf Course

Orkney Herald May 1^st 1909

The Fleet In Orkney

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Proposed Golf Course in Burray

A report is current that negotiations are going on with a view to having a golf course laid out in Burray. It is understood that the visits of the fleet to Scapa Flow waters is now to be so frequent that the officers wish a course of their own. Suitable ground it is believed can be obtained in Burray, and this would be as convenient for the officers as coming to Kirkwall.

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