Royal Dornoch Golf Club Est. 1877

The Championship Course at Royal Dornoch is understandably regarded by professional and amateur golfers the world over as one of the finest links golf courses on the planet. In its marvellously natural and timeless setting, with stunning sea views onto Dornoch Firth from all parts of the course, it is not difficult to appreciate Royal Dornoch's majestic and humbling qualities. Add in a fabulous out-and-back links layout, with gorse bushes in abundance, excellent bunkering and Dornoch's famously elevated and well-defended greens and you have all the ingredients of a most memorable round of golf (just hope the weather is cooperating in your plan). Most of the time the good-width fairways stretch out before you, with any trouble clear to see. On a couple of occasions, however, blind drives are needed, and the closing stretch of four holes definitely demands good course management based on a wee bit of local knowledge. Come in early summer and the bright yellow gorse flowers further amplify this extraordinary scene. A golfer's paradise on earth ? Few places get this close.