This was in 1616 on links on town land along the seashore. The Royal Dornoch Golf Club was started in 1877 and the legendary Tom Morris designed the Championship Course before John Sutherland gave the finishing touches. A hundred years ago in1906, King Edward VII, on a visit to Sutherland, was impressed enough by the Dornoch Golf Club to award it the title ‘Royal’. The Royal Dornoch has done everything to live up to the standards expected from Royal Clubs.

Located away from urban centres, its tranquil atmosphere encourages you to play your best game and offers a warm welcome to guests, who can even reserve in advance. This Championship Course is rated 5th in the world outside the USA. Golf at Royal Dornoch is fairly informal in attire and attitude, and players can wear smart casuals.

The course can be enjoyed by the average player, but will offer challenges to the expert too.

A lot easier to reach than you might think with the relatively new A9 and Dornoch Bridge, this championship course set amidst wild remote countryside is a three and a half hour drive from Edinburgh. Once there you can see why golfers consider it a temple of golf where they have to pay homage.

The setting is breathtakingly beautiful and the course is subtly difficult. Gorse adds to the challenge. This is without doubt a course you could happily play everyday for the rest of your life it is very seldom you can say that about any other golf course!