Inverness Golf Trip

[123*]

Hi all,

In the Inverness area in May time and have a few days spare. I know I am very much spoilt for choice but anyone have a rough itinerary of what they’d recommend for three days (5 rounds)?

More than happy to play 36 at the same course too! Budget isn’t really a huge factor, happy to splash out if it is a bucket list course but equally happy to play cheap and cheerful!

Many thanks!

 

[patricks148]

Hi all,

In the Inverness area in May time and have a few days spare. I know I am very much spoilt for choice but anyone have a rough itinerary of what they’d recommend for three days (5 rounds)?

More than happy to play 36 at the same course too! Budget isn’t really a huge factor, happy to splash out if it is a bucket list course but equally happy to play cheap and cheerful!

Many thanks!

Must plays would be
Dornoch,Nairn and Castle Stuart. You would have to book Royal Dornoch this year as they tend to sell all the visitor tee times in advance.

Then, Brora, Tain, fortrose and moray old.

 

[need_my_wedge]

Aside from the must plays listed above, there’s a couple of fun plays too. Golspie, Bonar Bridge and Reay are also worth a trip.

Golspie located between Dornoch and Brora, is a lovely track albeit behind Dornoch and Brora in my order of play. My youngest was a member there and likes it more than Brora.

Bonar Bridge is also close by, it’s a community run 9 hole course, no full time green staff. If the clubhouse is closed there’s an honesty box, cost £10 when I played it a couple of years back. Was recommended to me by Patrick, greens are a little different but the course and views were fabulous.

Bonar Bridge 9 hole

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Reay is the most northern links course on the Uk mainland.

 

[Tashyboy]

Must plays would be
Dornoch,Nairn and Castle Stuart. You would have to book Royal Dornoch this year as they tend to sell all the visitor tee times in advance.

Then, Brora, Tain, fortrose and moray old.

Patrick I am playing castle Stewart at the end of the month With a guy I met in Mauritius. What’s your thoughts on the place.

 

[Backache]

If the weather is good Boat of Garten is a cracking course with great views over the Cairngorms.

 

[BrianM]

Patrick I am playing castle Stewart at the end of the month With a guy I met in Mauritius. What’s your thoughts on the place.

Castle Stuart is absolutely first class, from the clubhouse sitting having a bacon roll and dram, warm up facilities excellent then the course is top drawer, I personally prefer it to Royal Dornoch.
If you’re travelling this far, try and get Dornoch or Nairn in

 

[Tashyboy]

Castle Stuart is absolutely first class, from the clubhouse sitting having a bacon roll and dram, warm up facilities excellent then the course is top drawer, I personally prefer it to Royal Dornoch.
If you’re travelling this far, try and get Dornoch or Nairn in

Am having a couple of days chillin with a couple from Glasgow. The golf was a pressie for him for his birthday and he asked me to play with him. I said yeas not knowing it’s near the arctic circle.
It’s one round and a good catch up with him and his family. Up on Thursday and back on Saturday as he is at the old firm Derby on the Sunday.

 

[howbow88]

Brora is one of my favourite courses ever

 

[brendy]

All of the above, I'd also throw Spey Valley in too if you're headed up past on a dry day.

 

[BrianM]

Am having a couple of days chillin with a couple from Glasgow. The golf was a pressie for him for his birthday and he asked me to play with him. I said yeas not knowing it’s near the arctic circle.
It’s one round and a good catch up with him and his family. Up on Thursday and back on Saturday as he is at the old firm Derby on the Sunday.

Could maybe take you’s round Inverness late Thursday afternoon depending where you’re staying and arriving, give me a shout if you want to and I’ll look at times.

 

[Tashyboy]

Could maybe take you’s round Inverness late Thursday afternoon depending where you’re staying and arriving, give me a shout if you want to and I’ll look at times.

Cheers Brian, am hoping we end up in Inverness at some point. Although I have a sneaky feeling that Missis T will be having a sneaky look for a longer stay. Watch this space. Staying at ardesier Star inn rooms. Having a meal in there the menu looks gorgeous, starters.

Haggis fritters, Coated in a light beer batter, served with whisky mayonnaise.

Sweet lord man, that’s an aphrodisiac on a plate.

 

[patricks148]

Patrick I am playing castle Stewart at the end of the month With a guy I met in Mauritius. What’s your thoughts on the place.

It's OK, imo better than Kingsbarns. But at the end of the day it's an American interpretation of a links course. Wide open not much bunkering, good fun though, make sure you have a hotdog at the half way hut. Could get you a game around nairn of an evening if you promise not to wear speedos and crocs

 

[patricks148]

Cheers Brian, am hoping we end up in Inverness at some point. Although I have a sneaky feeling that Missis T will be having a sneaky look for a longer stay. Watch this space. Staying at ardesier Star inn rooms. Having a meal in there the menu looks gorgeous, starters.

Haggis fritters, Coated in a light beer batter, served with whisky mayonnaise.

Sweet lord man, that’s an aphrodisiac on a plate.

Don't know it but Ardersier is a right dump

 

[KenL]

All of the above, I'd also throw Spey Valley in too if you're headed up past on a dry day.

I played Spey Valley last year. Apart from some stupid long walks, I really enjoyed it.
The Boat is great.
Kingussie and Grantown are great fun and cheap.

 

[need_my_wedge]

It's OK, imo better than Kingsbarns.

 

[patricks148]

Could maybe take you’s round Inverness late Thursday afternoon depending where you’re staying and arriving, give me a shout if you want to and I’ll look at times.

Make it about 5 and I'll join you, or come gorse a game at Nairn. Might be your last chance, talk of putting up the membership fee up again closer to £1200. Taking the absolute rip, m8ght not be renewed next year

 

[Albo]

Royal Dornoch, Brora, Castle Stewart, Tain, Nairn.
What a fun 3 days that would be

 

[Rlburnside]

Few years ago I got a highland pass and played Dornoch,Tain, Golspie Brora and Fortrose.

I enjoyed the round at Tain the most and was underwhelmed with Royal Dornoch.