Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Sport Aberdeen faced with £3,000 bill after vandals damage King’s Link Golf Course

Vehicle's tyre marks were left embedded on the 8th green, costing Sport Aberdeen thousands of pounds.

Aberdeen's King's Link Golf Course grounds damaged by tyre marks left by vandals.
There were tyre marks on the 8th green at King's Links Golf Course in Aberdeen. Image: Sport Aberdeen

Damage costing thousands of pounds to repair has been left at the grounds of King’s Link Golf Course in Aberdeen.

Tyre marks have been embedded on the 8th green, with chunks of grass and earth scattered across the area.

Officials at Sport Aberdeen called the incident, which happened on Saturday, “malicious vandalism” while expressing their “shock and disappointment” at the actions.

It is estimated repairs could cost up to £3,000 and a temporary green has been installed until work is complete.

The 8th green at King's Link Golf Course left pockmarked and scarred by tyre marks by vandals.
The 8th green was left pockmarked and scarred by tyre marks. Image: Sport Aberdeen

‘A mindless act of vandalism’ at King’s Links Golf Course

The work will take at least a month to complete, and in the meantime, Sport Aberdeen has installed extra security measures at King’s Links.

David Selkirk, director of community leisure operations, said: “We are extremely disappointed that such a mindless act of vandalism would be carried out, which has a significant impact on our customers and staff.

“This damage has led to a costly repair for Sport Aberdeen, estimated to be between £2,000 and £3,000.

“We are already operating in a very challenging financial environment, and every penny we have to spend as a result of vandalism has a direct impact on what we are able to spend on our services.”

A police spokeswoman said: “Around 8.50am on Sunday April 30, we received a report of vandalism at a golf course in the Golf Road area of Linksfield, Aberdeen.

“Enquiries are at an early stage.”

This is the second act of vandalism at a Sport Aberdeen facility in two weeks after a chalet at Adventure Aberdeen Snowsports Centre was damaged earlier this month.

Conversation