ɪt wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd æz ðə səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv ɡˈɑːlfɚz æɾ ˌæbɚdˈiːn, ænd bɪkˌeɪm ðɪ ˌæbɚdˈiːn ɡˈɑːlf klˈʌb ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ɹˈɔɪəl pˈætɹənɪdʒ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː.
It was founded as the Society of Golfers at Aberdeen, and became the Aberdeen Golf Club in 1815 subsequently receiving royal patronage in 1903.