Durness Golf Club

Balnakiel,

Durness, Sutherland IV27 4PX

  • Office

    +44 (0)7739 797 312

About the course

  • The Course:

    9 holes. Clifftop links.

  • Surroundings:

    Clifftop seaside setting on shoreline of Balnakiel Bay.

  • Designer:

    Designed by three local golfers: Lachie Ross, Ian Morrison and Francis Keith.

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Location

Latitude:

58.576297

Longitude:

-4.774214

Durness Golf Club

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.

Est. 1988

Durness Golf Club: stunningly scenic, this nine-hole course is located in the far northwest tip of Scotland, overlooking Balnakiel Beach. Description and further details to follow.

List of courses: Scotland - North

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Published ranking

Scotland's 76th best course (Golf World, 2023).

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