Highlands & Islands (A To B)

Highlands & Islands (A To B)

Abernethy Golf Club

B970 Road
Nethy Bridge
PH25 3EB

+44 (0)1479 821305

www.abernethygolfclub.com

Aigas Golf Course

Crask of Aigas
Beauly
The Highlands
IV4 7AD

+44 (0)1463 782942

aigas-holidays.co.uk

Alness Golf Club

Ardross Road
Alness
The Highlands
IV170QA

+44 (0)1349 883877

www.alnessgolfclub.co.uk

Askernish Golf Club

Lochboisdale
Askernish
Western Isles
HS81 5ST

+44 (0) 7900 387167

www.askernishgolfclub.com

Asta Golf Club

Asta
Scalloway
Shetland Islands
ZE1 0UQ

+44 (0) 1595 880538

www.astagolfcourse.com

Barra Golf Club

Cleat
Western Isles
HS9 5XN

+44 (0) 1871 810240

www.isleofbarra.com

Benbecula Golf Club

Westfield 5B
Isle of Benbecula
Western Isles
HS7 5LU

+44 (0)1870 603275

www.benbeculagolfclub.co.uk

Boat Of Garten Golf Club

Nethybridge Road
Boat Of Garten
The Highlands
PH24 3BQ

+44 (0)1479 831282

www.boatgolf.com

Course Description 

When it comes to golf in the Scottish Highlands, Boat of Garten should be first on every visitor’s itinerary. Designed by one of the grand-masters of golf course architecture, James Braid (1870-1950), “The Boat” is set alongside the River Spey in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, only 10 minutes drive from the bustling village of Aviemore. The course is not only renowned as a demanding test of sporting skill but also as a magnificent setting for the game. Braid’s design features 18 completely individual holes, cleverly and sensitively shaped fairways lined by birch trees, heather and broom, maximising the natural landscape and producing a beautiful and challenging course.

Bonar Bridge – Ardgay Golf Club

Bonar-Bridge
Ardgay
The Highlands
IV24 3EJ

+44 (0) 1863 766750

www.facebook.com/bonarbridgeardgaygolfclub/

Brora Golf Club

Golf Road
Brora
The Highlands
KW9 6QS

+44 (0)1408 621417

www.broragolf.co.uk

Course Description 

Gleneagles may be more glamorous, Carnoustie more prestigious. It is Brora which is the most northerly golf memorial to James Braid in his native Scotland.

Brora is also the headquarters of the James Braid Golfing Society, and while its President, Peter Thomson, and fellow member Ronan Rafferty annually enthuse, the club golfer, the bedrock of the game, will derive equal pleasure and satisfaction from Brora’s 6110 yards.

Given 194 acres of Scottish links land to work on, what in 1923 was entitled “Braid’s Plan” is hardly altered. Here the visitor will enjoy the mixture of bent grass and beach sand, burn water and gorse in glorious yellow May bloom. There is even a railway which comes into play from the tenth tee.

With the exception of the short sixth, the outward nine holes follow the contour of Kintradwell Bay in the foreground, with a backdrop of the Sutherland foothills from Ben Bhraggie to the west, away to the Ord of Caithness in the north-east.

The inward nine holes follow the fence line of the bordering croft land, with out of bounds to concentrate the mind. Of the two short holes, the delightful 13th, Snake, winds back towards the sea, whilst the 18th contains all the concerns of protecting a score against a bunkered green a two hundred yard carry away and under the scrutiny of the clubhouse windows.

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