Covesea Links
Nine holes of links golf in a cove since 2010, par 32 over 2,161 yards.
There's something special about a quick nine holes by the sea, and Covesea Links is made for it.
This little links sits at the end of its own winding road, in a cove on the Moray coast between Lossiemouth and Hopeman. Andy and Angela Burnett built it in 2010, and the holes follow the shape of the cove, among sandstone rocks and gorse, with views along the coast as you go. It's pay and play, so you can simply turn up, and nine holes take a little over an hour. That makes it an easy one to add to a day on the coast.
The course is short enough for a beginner to try links golf, while sea grass, gorse, the odd deep bunker and hard to hit greens test a better player.
The first holes run through low dunes, then the course climbs to a high ridge at the far end and comes back down among two great rock formations.
1The New First
A new par 4 that bends to the right, and the hardest hole on the card. The small green has a narrow front and a wider back, split by a spine running out from the hill. Anything left runs away into a hollow.
- 5
The 5th
As you drive down the hill into Covesea, you may spot a flag perched high on the far left, and this is that hole. It plays steeply uphill to a blind sliver of a green with run-offs on both sides. Take a moment at the top for the view over the beach to Covesea Lighthouse.
- 6
The 6th
The green sits a long way below the tee, so the yardage is only a rough guide. A shot that lands short and skips on is the safe play, because the gorse on the left is very much in play.
- 7
The 7th
Completely blind, played over a huge mound with a marker on top. The green has three distinct tiers, and landing on the wrong one can make a four a good score.
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The 8th
A short par 4 you can drive, with the tee shot played through a gap in some huge rocks. A grassy bunker waits short and right of the green.
A nine-hole links in a cove on the Moray coast, between Lossiemouth and Hopeman.
- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 32
- Yards
- 2,161
- Founded
- 2010
Green fees, 2026
- Nine holes£30
- Eighteen holes£50
- Seniors, nine holes£25
- Juniors, nine holes£17
To hire
- Clubs, reserve ahead£15
- Pull trolley£5
The clubhouse
There is no clubhouse; Angela welcomes visitors from a small hut.
Lessons with the Covesea professional, Michael McAllan.
The course is on the B9040 between Lossiemouth and Hopeman, at Duffus, IV30 5QS, about 3 miles west of Lossiemouth and 41 miles from Inverness.
Look for the big flag at the entrance and follow the steep, winding road down. The course appears as you round the last bend.
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For further reading, before you go.
- Green feesThe 2026 fees, hire, and why there is no need to book.covesealinks.com↗
- The scorecardEvery hole’s yards, par and stroke index, with the course etiquette.covesealinks.comPDF↗
- Corporate daysThe course to yourselves, for groups of 25 or more.covesealinks.com↗
- The courseEvery hole described by a regular, from the first glimpse of the cove.covesealinks.com↗
- The locationThe sandstone cliffs, the cove and the view from the 6th tee.covesealinks.com↗
- Our golfersThe course record, past winners and holes in one.covesealinks.com↗
- The open competitionThe annual open, its winners and the money raised for SAMH.covesealinks.com↗
- Top 100 Golf Courses on CoveseaA review of the layout, with the 5th and the rocks of the 6th to 8th.top100golfcourses.com↗
- Moray Speyside GolfThe area’s golf guide, on Covesea.morayspeysidegolf.com↗