Highland
Inverness
Duration: 6 days
Inverness is
an ideal base to play wonderful golf and to savour the delights of
Highland hospitality.
Day
1
A short journey north
will take you over the Moray Firth on to the Black Isle. A few
miles along the A832 that brings you to the delightful course at
Fortrose and Rosemarkie. This is a classic old
links and you'll find a great feeling of peace and tranquillity
here on the northern shore of the Firth.
Day
2
Visit one of the
truly great links golf courses in world golf. Beautiful, fast
greens and keen turf are the hallmarks of the Nairn Golf
Club, which owes its design first to Old Tom Morris and
later to James Braid. Wonderful views across the Firth to the Black
Isle, great stands of gorse and thick rough make for memorable
golf.
Day
3
Play at
Inverness Golf Course situated on a rolling
plateau overlooking the Beauly Firth, this par 69, SSS 70 parkland
course has a number of features. The tree-lined course with the
Millburn running through demands accurate hitting to stay out of
trouble. The highlight of the course has to be the dog-leg 14th
hole, which at 475 yards, not only demands length and accuracy off
the tee, but an extremely narrow entrance into a small green
requires the steeliest of nerves with a long iron or wood. At 461
yards, the 18th is one of the best finishing holes in the
north.
Day
4
Head north to the
famous Links of Royal Dornoch, but do not hurry it
for the scenery en route is spectacular and you will want time to
relish the prospect of another of the world's great links
courses.
Day
5
While this far north
it would be folly indeed not to tarry just a little longer before
the return to Inverness for it is such wonderful countryside. Find
a local bed and breakfast - there are many excellent ones in the
area - and have a day at Golspie only a few miles
further up the A9. Here you will find one of the most charming of
all holiday golf courses; an unusual mixture of woodland, parkland
and links all in the one layout. There are six holes of each and
Golspie is a perfect follow up to the rigorous challenge of the
great links of Dornoch.
Day
6
Now it is time to
move south from Inverness to the glories of Boat of
Garten in the shadow of the Cairngorms. It's hard to
concentrate on golf here in the heart of the Scottish Highlands.
The sheer majesty and rugged beauty of the place add a rare
dimension to the golf, which you will find, is a bigger test of
accuracy than of length.
