For many people, the North of Scotland epitomises their image
of the country as a whole. Mountains, heather, castles, and whisky are
just some of the ingredients that contribute to the charm of the Highlands.
The championship courses at Dornoch and Nairn are the magnets that draw
many golfers north. However, there are many other courses in the areas
well deserving of play, from the pleasing links at Golspie to the short
but demanding inland course at Boat of Garten, considered a supreme test
of accurate golf.
On the other hand, whilst Aberdeen (the so called Granite City and, for
nearly 3 decades the centre for Britain's oil industry) may conjure images
of more reminiscent of the New World than the Old, records of the Aberdeen
links date back to 1589, and Royal Aberdeen itself is the sixth oldest
club in the world. Further north, the links at Cruden Bay, carved out
of massive dunes bordering the North Sea, boast one classic hole after
another.
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Suggested
Hotels - Aberdeen
area
First class:
Altens
Thistle, Atholl, Caledonian Thistle, Hilton Treetops, Norwood
House Hotel, Skene House Suites (all Aberdeen) Udny Arms,
Newburgh
Superior first:
Ardoe House,
Marcliffe at Pitffodels, Pittodrie House, by Inverurie
Suggested
Hotels -
Inverness area
Tourist:
Windsor, Nairn
First class:
Coul House,
Nr Inverness; Claymore Hotel, Nairn; Craigellachie Hotel,
Speyside; Morangie House (Tain); The Boat, Boat of Garten
Superior first:
Golf View, Newton Hotel (Nairn)
Deluxe:
Culloden House, by Nairn
Suggested
Courses
Boat of Garten, Brora, Cruden
Bay, Forres, Fraserburgh, Golspie, Granton-on-Spey, Lossiemouth, Murcar,
Nairn, Nairn Dunbar, Royal Aberdeen, Royal Dornoch, Strathpeffer,
Tain
