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A list of Golf Courses that welcome
visitors in the North of Scotland, up
past Inverness.
Prices listed are only a summer guide,
check the websites for up to date prices
and offers.
Many clubs offer discounts for parties
and rounds with catering included, also
discounts for evenings, spring, autumn
and winter.
Click on Post-Codes for Maps &
Directions.
Top Touring
Courses: used to host The Open or
other Major Tournaments.
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Royal Dornoch Golf
Club
Links courses 43 miles north of Inverness
at Dornoch. A Championship course
that is regularly ranked in the top 15
top courses in the world. Yards 6514 par
73. Price guide about £280 round, or
£90 on other course. Tel: 01862 810
219.
Website . IV25 3LW
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The Carnegie Club/
Skibo Castle
Parks course 41 miles north of Inverness
by Dornoch. Claimed to be the top private
residential sporting club in Scotland
with an international membership. From
2008, visitor numbers have been
restricted, parties have to apply by
email. Yards 6,883 par 72. Tel: 01862 894
600. Price guide about £300
day.
Website . IV25
3RQ
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Grade One
Courses: almost as good as the Top
Touring Courses with excellent
facilities, some are used for Open
Qualifying.
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Brora Golf
Club
Links course 57 miles north of Inverness
at Brora, a
Links course designed by James Braid, the
most northerly golf course by James Braid
in his native Scotland. Tel: 01408 621
417. Price guide about £95
round.
Website . KW9
6QS
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Fortrose &
Rosemarkie Golf Club
Links course 14 miles north of Inverness
at Fortrose.
A James Braid course designed within the
narrow Chanonry peninsula, said to be a
gem of a course by the sea. Price guide
about £95 - £105 round. Tel: 01381
620 529.
Website. . IV10
8SE
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Golspie Golf
Club
Links course 12 miles north of Dornoch,
51 miles north of Inverness at Golspie.
At the foot of Ben Bhraggie mountain in
the Highlands of Scotland in one of the
finest settings with blend of seaside
links, heath and parkland golf. Price
guide about £100 round. Tel: 01480
633 266.
Website . KW10
6ST
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Tain Golf
Club
Links course 34 miles north of Inverness
at Tain. A
Championship length links with views over
mountains, sea and has a sheltered
climate, allowing good golfing conditions
most of the year. Tel: 01862 892 314.
Price guide about £60 round.
Website . V19
1JE
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Grade Two
Courses: Less formal & less
expensive than Grade One Courses, but
still excellent courses.
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Alness Golf
Club
Parks course 21 miles north of Inverness
at Alness.
One of the Best Kept Secrets of the
Highland, ideal for both beginners and
seasoned players, open to visitors all
year round. Price guide about £40
round. Tel: 01349 883 877.
Website . IV17
0QA
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Invergordon Golf
Club
Parks course 25 miles north of Inverness
at Invergordon. One of Scotland's
most scenic golf courses only half an
hour drive from Inverness with views
across the Cromarty Firth to distant
mountains. Price guide about £45
round. Tel: 01349 852 715.
Website . IV18
0BD
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Reay Golf
Club
Links course 11 miles west of Thurso, 104
miles north of Inverness at Reay.
Nestling in Sandside Bay with excellent
views to Beinn Ratha mountain and rolling
hills. This location means the course is
rarely closed even in the highland
winter. Price guide about £50 round.
Tel: 01847 811 288.
Website . KW14
7RE
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Strathpeffer Spa Golf
Club
Moorland course 19 miles northwest of
Inverness at Strathpeffer. Panoramic views
down the Peffery valley towards the Black
Isle, one of the most scenic golf courses
in the North of Scotland. Price guide
about £30 - £55 round. Tel:
01997 421 219.
Website . IV14
9AS
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Thurso Golf
Club
Parks course 111 miles north of Inverness
at Thurso. Tree lined parkland
course with lush fairways and well
maintained greens. Price guide about
£50 round. Tel: 01332 795 070.
Website . KW14
7XF
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Wick Golf
Club
Links course 3 miles north of Wick, 106
miles northwest of Inverness. A scenic
course with a picturesque coastline with
moderate green fees and a number of open
competitions throughout the year. Price
guide about £60 round. Tel: 01955
602 726.
Website . KW1
4RW
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Durness Golf
Club
Links/inland course 104 miles northwest
of Inverness by Durness. The most North
Westerly Course on the Mainland. Peter
Alliss considered the course unique
enough to include in his TV series
Travels with Alliss, and also featured in
the book Scotland's Gems by Malcolm
Campbell. Price about £30 - £50. Tel:
07739 797 312.
Website . IV27 4PX
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Lybster Golf
Club
Heathland/moorland course, 95 miles north
of Inverness, 14 miles south of Wick at
Lybster,
one of the shortest 9 hole courses at
4,004 yards, popular with a wide range of
golfers. The longest hole is only 318
yards, and shortest is only 90 yards.
Price about £20 day. Tel: 01593 721
316.
Website . KW3 3BL
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Ullapool Golf
Club
Parks course 1 mile north of Ullapool, 58 miles northwest of
Inverness. Opened in April 1998 by Prince
Andrew and developed to the highest
standards with great views of the
Highlands of Scotland. Price about £25
for 9 holes £35 day. Tel: 01854 613
323.
Website . IV26 2TH
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