Tain, Golspie, Brora, Royal Doroch Aug/Sept 2011

Re: Tain, Golspie, Brora, Royal Doroch Aug/Sept 2011

Pass recieved!!! :o

Would like to give Spey Valley a miss to be honest and play somewhere new.
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Spey Valley is a superb course, we just played it on the coldest day of the last century!

Play it at the begining of September when its warm, the heather will be in beautiful purple bloom and hopefully a view of the magical Cairngorms and you will see its night and day compared to the winter conditions we experienced. Spey Valley is a fantastic course and a wonderful setting.

I would also recommend Kingussie as being a smashing little golf course, however its out your way quite a bit south. Strathpeffer is meant to be a very scenic course but I.ve never played it. Patrick will keep you right if you want a break from links.
 
Re: Tain, Golspie, Brora, Royal Doroch Aug/Sept 2011

Spey Valley is a superb course, we just played it on the coldest day of the last century!

Play it at the begining of September when its warm, the heather will be in beautiful purple bloom and hopefully a view of the magical Cairngorms and you will see its night and day compared to the winter conditions we experienced. Spey Valley is a fantastic course and a wonderful setting.
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Thought the course was great Craw just like a bit of variety in my golfing life.

Mind you I played like a total idiot as well so that might have something to do with it.

I thought I had been cold before up until that day, I walked off hoping there would be a bloke with one those silver capes to ensure we didn't get hypothermia.
 
Re: Tain, Golspie, Brora, Royal Doroch Aug/Sept 2011

I wouldn't mind going back to play Spey Valley...it was a lovely course. It was the weather that cacked it.
Having said that, the green fee for one round looks a bit steep...I'm sure there are cheaper, just as decent tracks to play in the area.
A word to the "locals". If I'm looking to rent a property in that area, which would be within reasonable driving distances of the coures we are looking to play, which sort of area should I be looking in?
I've been making a few preliminary enquiries, and a 6-9 bedded cottage is likely to cost between £550.00- £700.00 to rent at that time of year, so not too costly at all if we could get half a dozen of us!
I know the East Coast having played around Perthshire. But I'm lost further North!
 
You are talking about a large area. Dornoch is 45 miles north of inverness and aviemore 30 miles south.

I would suggest staying close to the courses to be played.

For the northern courses, dornoch is the most central, but also the most expensive. However there are a couple of caravan parks there. Acommodation can be a bit pricey as we get lots of visitors who come to play Royal Dornoch (Yanks) and play the surrounding courses while they are there.

Inverness is the main location with the most acom, restuarants and bars, also plenty of B+B's

The whole point of the original post was to get guys to play;
Tain
Golspie
Brora, as they all unique links courses and very cheap greenfee wise. :rolleyes:
 
Can I make a suggestion?
Firstly, find out which courses we will be playing and then look for a cottage in the middle. 45 mile trip not too bad as long as the tee times not too early.
Not too bothered which ones we choose. I also would like a mix of tracks but definately like to play 2 or 3 top links tracks
 
Just remember guys, we talk about 45 mile distances and not about time involved to travel that distance. It's not a 45 min journey !! ;)
 
Re: Tain, Golspie, Brora, Royal Doroch Aug/Sept 2011

Welcome and yes thats the idea of these lines of enquiry.
Dornoch seems to be the centre and the area to look for accomodation. the Royal is 1 that must be played and the others are within easy reach.
 
Re: Tain, Golspie, Brora, Royal Doroch Aug/Sept 2011

I've driven in Scotland and 45 miles in 45 mins was NEVER part of my calculation. :eek:

A question for our tartan clad comrades, is there any hidden gems that you like to keep to yourself OR are you keeping them to yourselves? :p
 
Re: Tain, Golspie, Brora, Royal Doroch Aug/Sept 2011

I am not staying on a bloody caravan site.
A cottage is cheaper, spread out amongst half a dozen of us. And a lot more comfortable!
 
Re: Tain, Golspie, Brora, Royal Doroch Aug/Sept 2011

I am not staying on a bloody caravan site.
A cottage is cheaper, spread out amongst half a dozen of us. And a lot more comfortable!
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Possibly Smiffy's most sensible post yet!

I have eaten thicker sandwiches than my pillow at that site we stayed in for Castle Stuart!

Surely we are best keeping close to the 3 courses then deciding on the others around that?
 
Re: Tain, Golspie, Brora, Royal Doroch Aug/Sept 2011

Right, only just noticed this thread although it looks like it's got a fair bit of mileage to it...

Patrick, I'm up for playing the courses mentioned and depending on how the business is going would dictate whether I can just to a weekend or a full week if guys want to stretch it out.

As far as dates are concerned, I'm pretty flexible.

RobC.
 
Re: Tain, Golspie, Brora, Royal Doroch Aug/Sept 2011

Right there are prob not far short of 20 hidden gems in the area.plus 10 more that are worth playing.
If you only want to stay 7 days and some only the weekend.
I have suggested the best half dozen.

By the way i drive from Inverness to tain every Saturday and it only takes 40 mins, just short of an hour for dornoch.
 
Re: Tain, Golspie, Brora, Royal Doroch Aug/Sept 2011

This is growing more arms and legs with every post are we now talking a whole week rather than a weekend trip someones gonna have to sort out plans and courses so we can see how many want to go
 
Re: Tain, Golspie, Brora, Royal Doroch Aug/Sept 2011

Surely we are best keeping close to the 3 courses then deciding on the others around that?
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That's what I was getting at!
I'm not pissing on Patricks bonfire at all, I'm happy to play the courses he's suggesting, putting ourselves as "centrally" as we can, and pick another couple of courses to play on the other two days.
Simples
;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
 
Re: Tain, Golspie, Brora, Royal Doroch Aug/Sept 2011

This is growing more arms and legs with every post are we now talking a whole week rather than a weekend trip someones gonna have to sort out plans and courses so we can see how many want to go
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Mike,

I agree, I thought it started out as a weekend playing 4 courses but we seem to have two seperate trips on the go within the one thread. I think we need to sort out dates for the weekend trip so the weeks golf can either work around it or indeed be seperate altogether.
 
Re: Tain, Golspie, Brora, Royal Doroch Aug/Sept 2011

I'm sure the week chaps can work in with the weekend chaps! It'll be good to hook up with Smiffy again and a few of these other southerner softies.

I may be able to "squeeze" a Friday and Saturday away however it all depends on the good lady and her plans.

Patrick, get a package price for the golf including a meal afterwards so we can all sit down and chilax.
 
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