Highlands Courses Guide

Royal Dornoch

This utterly stunning golf course is only 15 years old, but is already well established as one of the greatest links courses in Ireland… [More]
www.royaldornoch.com, 01862 810219, Winter: £54 weekday/£60 weekend, Summer £82 weekday/£92 weekend

Nairn

Second in the Highland pecking order to Dornoch is the beautiful and somewhat unusual course at Nairn… [More]
www.nairngolfclub.co.uk 01667 453208, Winter: £30 a round/£45 a day, Shoulder season: £50 a round/£75 a day, Summer £82 a round/£118 a day

Skibo Castle

19th Century industrialist Andrew Carnegie took a break from being the Victorian age’s Bill Gates and travelled to his estate at Skibo, just a few miles up the road from Dornoch… [More]
www.carnegieclubs.com, 01862 894600, Members and guests only, on application

Golspie

Along with nearby Brora, Golspie – even more remote than Dornoch – is the sort of joyous, natural experience Scotland does effortlessly well… [More]
www.golspie-golf-club.co.uk, 01408 633266, £35 a round, £45 a day

Brora

Brora is one of those Scottish courses good enough to be a classic links, yet obscure enough that you’ll feel as if you have discovered your own private slice of links heaven… [More]
www.broragolf.co.uk, 01408 621417, Weekdays: £37 a round/£47 a day, Weekends: £42 a day/£52 a day

Spey Valley

There are more than just links in the Highlands and the best inland course is probably the newest, Spey Valley… [More]
www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/aviemore/golf, 01479 815 321, Sumer: £55 a round, Spring: £40 a round

Boat of Garten

Also in the Spey Valley is Boat of Garten, which before theopening of the new course up the road was the undisputed king of central Highland golf… [More]
www.boatgolf.com, 01479 831282, Weekday: £34 a round/£44 a day, Weekend: £39 a round/£49 a day