Golf at Royal Dornoch
"It was the most fun I've had playing golf in my whole life" - Open Champion Tom Watson
Under 100 yards from our front door, Royal Dornoch Golf Club is one of Scotland’s oldest courses, and is many players' favourites.
Originally laid out by Old Tom Morris in 1886, it is considered to be one of the world’s finest links courses, and brings together challenging play and spectacular scenery.Royal Dornoch is also home to The Struie. Originally the club’s ladies course, it was extended to 18 holes in the 1990s and is a truly elevated second course. Working with the natural landscape, as well as local plant and wildlife, the layout incorporates many of Dornoch’s unique features which challenge even the most serious golfer, whilst still giving those with higher handicaps the chance to play a highly respected links course.
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Royal Dornoch
Royal Dornoch is one of the most thoughtful, strategic, and inviting links ever played with virtually no weaknesses, no mean-spiritedness, no uninspired holes, and stunning sightlines everywhere.
Course Distances and Par:
Blue (6748)
White (6626)
Yellow (6267)
Par 70
Red (5940)
Green (5359)
Par 76
The Struie
Royal Dornoch’s 2nd course, The Struie, is also considered to be a world-class layout, and is regularly ranked in the UK’s top 100 courses. Challenging for even the most practised of players, it also allows for players with a higher handicap the opportunity to enjoy play on a highly respected course.
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The Sporting Bothy
Located just a few steps from our putting green, our fully secure, heated sporting bothy provides custom-built storage cabinets for guests’ golf bags. With two sets of clubs available for hire, we also have putters and golf balls available to use.
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