Golfers were advised to keep their distance from the bees until they moved on.
Assistant general manager, Tom Robson, says the swarm had left within 24 hours.
He said: ‘It was our course marshall who first spotted them in the evening.
‘We’ve had swarms before, but never anything of this size – it was enormous.
‘Fortunately, one member of the club is a registered beekeeper, who said he could either take it away or wait for them to leave of their own accord.’
According to Mr Robson, the bees were gone by lunchtime the following day.
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