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Captains Weekend at Royal Dornoch

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It’s the Captain’s Weekend at Royal Dornoch. An event organised for members from all over the world to get together for fun competitions, dinners and a lot of socialising. By this time in October the season is pretty much over but the golf courses are still in great condition. And the weather is usually pretty [...]

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Discover Tain

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Tain is an excellent base for holidays in Scotland.  It sits at the north east corner of Ross-Shire in the Highlands. Probably best known as the home of the excellent Glenmorangie single malt whisky, the town has a rich history and prosperous future.  With a population of 3,500 it’s the largest town between Invergordon and [...]

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Brora’s Golfing Paradise

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Brora golf course is a fine test of your golfswing. It’s also a test of your resilience, stamina and concentration. Paradoxically its also the fairest golf course I ever played. Uniquely the better your golfswing the harder the course gets. That’s unusual but entirely proper. At Brora everybody, locals and holiday makers alike can enjoy [...]

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Lower Links Nature’s Treasurers

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If Natural History captures your interest the Scottish Highlands offers plenty of material to keep you engaged for months. It’s something to do with the geology, the climate and relative lack of people, I guess. Natural history isn’t something I’ve ever studied but I do know several who have, and for them the Lower Links [...]

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Panasonic Solves My Golf Problem

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My golf problem finally got solved. It wasn’t what you might think. The problem wasn’t never getting a chance to play, being semi retired with a grown up family there’s plenty of time. It wasn’t money. Where I live golf isn’t expensive. It wasn’t access to a golf course. Our house is 70 yards from [...]

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Carnegie Shield Week Prize Giving

Dornoch

At Royal Dornoch Golf Club the golfing season culminates with Carnegie Shield week and that builds up to the prize giving on Saturday afternoon. This is Highlands golf at it’s best. There’s always a good crowd. Both local members and visitors have spent the afternoon on the course watching the three match play finals. Those [...]

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Carnegie Shield Week at Royal Dornoch

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Carnegie Shield week – usually the second week in August – is the pinnacle of both golf and tourism calendars at Royal Dornoch. It’s an open competition attracting 300 plus entries every year from far and wide. Much more than a golf tournament, the Shield is an annual celebration of long standing friendships mixed in [...]

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Royal Dornoch Ladies Open Championship

Dornoch

Ladies golf is a big part of the Royal Dornoch Golf Club schedule. Open competitions bring visitors from far and wide, and especially the Ladies Open Championship.  With Joyce Wethered as a past winner the competition has an attraction beyond the fun day out. Not surprising really. This gem of a golf course is at [...]

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Views of Royal Dornoch Golf Club Course

Dornoch

Royal Dornoch golf course is much more attractive than anybody can describe. Even the best photographs can’t do its splendour full justice. But this slide show does present some of the many sides to the golf course’s magic. Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.

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Royal Dornoch Golf Club Visitors Enjoy the Sunshine

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Golf visitors pretty much always enjoy a round or two at Royal Dornoch Golf Club in the Scottish Highlands- especially those who usually play at inland courses. Unfortunately the weather isn’t always as good as it was today, but visitors can enjoy it all the more when the wind, rain and terrain all conspire to [...]

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