Boat of Garten Golf Club
The Highlands
Challenge your shot making skills with a round at Boat Of Garten. Laid out by James Braid, this parkland course was cut out of a silver birch forest and offers traditional Scottish hazards of broom and heather. Some consider Boat of Garten to be Scotland's most enjoyable inland course. Located about 35 miles south of Inverness, this is a great place to play on your way up into the Highlands.
- Caddies Available: Yes but limited (Request in advance through The Golf Travel Group)
- Pull Carts Available: Yes
- Electric Buggies Available: Yes (2 available)
- Practice Facilities: Driving range and putting green
- Dress Code: Appropriate golf attire
Brora Golf Club
The Highlands
Set in the Highlands, just north of Royal Dornoch, Brora Golf Cub is a little known except to locals. This gem of a links was designed by Old Tom Morris and upgraded by James Braid, and it combines beautiful scenery and exceptional views with some very testing holes. Brora is a true links course with a mixture of bent grass, beach sand and gorse; there is also a railway line that comes into play on the 10th hole. Although it only plays 6,110 yards from the back tees, the course provides plenty of challenges for all golfers.
- Caddies Available: Yes but limited (Request in advance through The Golf Travel Group)
- Pull Carts Available: Yes
- Electric Buggies Available: Yes (only 2 available)
- Practice Facilities: Putting green
- Dress Code: Smart golfing attire
Castle Stuart Golf Links
The Highlands
Designed by Mark Parsinen and Gil Hanse, Castle Stuart opened in July 2009 and has become one of the finest links courses in Scotland. Located 6 miles east of Inverness and 1 hour south of Royal Dornoch, this championship links course overlooks the Moray Firth and well-known landmarks of Kessock Bridge, Chanonry Lighthouse and the Black Isle. At 7,007 yards from the back tees, the course’s distinctive features include ‘rumple’, bunkers, infinity edges, generous fairways and contoured greens. Castle Stuart is also now a Scottish Open venue, cementing its place as one of the top Scottish golf courses.
- Caddies Available: Yes (Request in advance through The Golf Travel Group)
- Pull Carts Available: Yes
- Electric Buggies Available: Yes (2 available, medical certificate required, caddy to drive)
- Practice Facilities: Driving range, short game area and putting green
- Dress Code: Appropriate golf attire. No metal spikes in Clubhouse
Golspie Golf Club
The Highlands
Located about 50 miles north of Inverness and 10 miles north of Dornoch is Golspie Golf Club. This friendly club is home to one of the Highlands most enjoyable courses to play. Laid out by the great James Braid, the holes are a mixture of links, heathland and parkland styles and provide a unique variety to test every proverbial shot in your bag. It's an unknown gem; a great choice for those looking for an something off the beaten path. Play it on your next trip to the Highlands of Scotland. You'll love it!
- Caddies Available: Yes (Request in advance through The Golf Travel Group)
- Pull Carts Available: Yes
- Electric Buggies Available: Yes (limited)
- Practice Facilities: Practice area and putting green
- Dress Code: Appropriate golf attire
Moray Golf Club
The Highlands
The township of Lossiemouth has two courses (Old & New) of high quality and of a championship standard sufficiently high to host the Northern Open. The courses are set along the wild sandy beaches of the Moray Firth and were built at a time when the Victorians considered sea bathing to be essential for good health and well-being. Lossiemouth is certainly a bracing place; the courses are hard and running with characteristic sea beech grasses that make for tight lies, requiring the deft bump-and-run approach shot of seaside golf. The Old course, originally laid out by ‘Old’ Tom Morris, is demanding and requires resolve and thought rather than power. A deft putting touch also helps.
- Caddies Available: Yes (Request in advance through The Golf Travel Group)
- Pull Carts Available: Yes
- Electric Buggies Available: Yes (4 available)
- Practice Facilities: Practice area and putting green
- Dress Code: Appropriate golf attire
Nairn Golf Club
The Highlands
Founded in 1887, Nairn was made the great links challenge that it is today by Tom Morris and, subsequently, the renowned James Braid of Earlsferry. Nairn might seems simply to be a track through whins and heather, but one only has to play it once to appreciate why it is considered one of the best championship courses in Scotland. Far from a casual walk through the dunes, the course requires that you call on the whole spectrum of shots available in a golfer’s repertoire. Nairn has hosted the Walker Cup and the British Amateur Championship, as well as other prestigious tournaments.
- Caddies Available: Yes (Request in advance through The Golf Travel Group)
- Pull Carts Available: Yes
- Electric Buggies Available: Medical certificate required (2 available)
- Practice Facilities: Driving range and putting green
- Dress Code: Appropriate golf attire
Royal Dornoch Golf Club
The Highlands
One of the world’s great courses and only the remoteness of its location hinders it from being an Open venue. Dornoch is possibly Scottish links golf at its best, whatever the time of year. In spring, the sea of yellow gorse is truly something to behold. On a summer’s evening, or in the still of an autumn afternoon when the heather is in full purple bloom, Dornoch is as close to a golfing paradise as one can get. Golf has been played here since the 17th century but it was the influence of the legendary Tom Morris in 1886 that made it the spectacle and challenge that it is today. Dornoch is located roughly 30 miles north of Inverness.
- Caddies Available: Yes (Request in advance through The Golf Travel Group)
- Pull Carts Available: Yes
- Electric Buggies Available: Medical certificate required (only 2 available)
- Practice Facilities: Driving range and putting green
- Dress Code: Appropriate golf attire
Tain Golf Club
The Highlands
Situated to the south of Royal Dornoch, Tain is a heathland/links course with spectacular views. Designed originally by ‘Old’ Tom Morris as a fifteen-hole course in 1890, it was extended to eighteen holes in 1894; eleven Morris holes are still in play today. This is an easy walking course with the river meandering through three of the holes. Always presented in beautiful condition, Tain is a good test of golf, with clever bunkering and natural water hazards. Tain is located 25 miles north of Inverness.
- Caddies Available: Yes (Request in advance through The Golf Travel Group)
- Pull Carts Available: Yes
- Electric Buggies Available: Yes (only 4 available)
- Practice Facilities: Short game area and putting green
- Dress Code: Appropriate golf attire