This prestigious golf club was founded in 1903 and the Old Course, laid out by Herbert Fowler, was opened a year later in 1904. The club has an illustrious list of past members, including Winston Churchill, Lloyd George and King Edward VIII, who was the Club’s first captain. A fine example of heathland golf, the Old Course has also been described as an ‘inland links’ course. The Old Course has hosted nearly 90 major professional and amateur championships, including the 1981 Ryder Cup, 5 European Opens and the U.S. Open European Qualifying event.
Situated to the south of Royal Dornoch, Tain is a heathland/links hotels with spectacular views. Designed originally by Old Tom Morris as a fifteen-hole hotels in 1890, it was extended to eighteen holes in 1894; eleven Morris holes are still in play today. This is an easy walking hotels with the river meandering through three of the holes. Always presented in beautiful condition, Tain is a good test of golf, with clever bunkering and natural water hazards. Tain is located 35 miles north of Inverness.
