Castle Stuart

Inverness, Highland

DESIGNERS: Parsinen & Hans, 2009
YARDAGE: 7,009
PAR: 72

GREEN FEES: May-Oct £150 per round; April and November, £125.
CONTACT: 01463 795440, www.castlestuartgolf.com
CLUB COMMENT: New course.

Mark Parsinen scored a global smash when he and Kyle Phillips unveiled Kingsbarns a decade ago; and now he’s done it again, this time with Gil Hanse on the shores of the Moray Firth near Inverness. After driving all over Scotland, Parsinen identified a site for his second project in 2003. On his first visit there, he had an epiphany. The course that he came up with maximises every single natural feature in what is a masterpiece of design and execution.