Gairloch Golf Club
Links golf beside the beach at Gairloch since 1898, nine holes with second tees for eighteen: par 63 over 4,499 yards. The Minch and the islands lie to the west.
There’s something lovely about a links right beside the beach, and Gairloch’s sits between the road and the shore of Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross.
Golf has been played here since 1898, on land given to the club by Sir Kenneth MacKenzie of Gairloch. It’s a nine-hole course with a second set of tees for eighteen, short but full of character, with a few blind shots and holes that cross each other. Look west and you’ll see the Minch and the islands of Skye, Harris and Lewis. Book a tee time online first, and finish in the Links Café, which is open to everyone.
The shop sells golf essentials and crested polo shirts, caps and umbrellas, and there are locker rooms for gents and ladies, with changing and toilets.
The club began on this stretch of seaside links between the road and the beach, on land gifted by Sir Kenneth S. MacKenzie of Gairloch, who became its honorary president.
18 holes. Par 63 and 4,499 yards from the white tees, down to 3,844 from the red.
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | The Leabaidh | Oakwood | Kirkhill | Blind Piper | Caberfeidh | Westward Ho! | An Dun | Traigh Mor | Mo Dhachaidh | The Leabaidh | Oakwood | Kirkhill | Blind Piper | Caberfeidh | Westward Ho! | An Dun | Traigh Mor | Mo Dhachaidh | |||
| White | 324 | 151 | 162 | 227 | 312 | 184 | 87 | 526 | 164 | 2,137 | 329 | 182 | 182 | 238 | 429 | 187 | 145 | 526 | 144 | 2,362 | 4,499 |
| Yellow | 319 | 147 | 158 | 202 | 307 | 180 | 87 | 472 | 139 | 2,011 | 319 | 179 | 158 | 202 | 307 | 140 | 87 | 485 | 115 | 1,992 | 4,003 |
| Red | 270 | 147 | 154 | 202 | 304 | 180 | 87 | 404 | 130 | 1,878 | 314 | 178 | 154 | 202 | 304 | 140 | 87 | 472 | 115 | 1,966 | 3,844 |
| Par · White | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 63 |
| Par · Yellow | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 62 |
| Ladies' par | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 64 |
| Stroke index | 8 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 15 | |||
| Ladies' stroke index | 10 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 13 | |||
| Score |
The holes tinted yellow are the highlights below. Press one to read about it.
Gairloch fits nine holes into a small piece of links, so some of them cross each other. A second set of tees turns them into eighteen, keeping the same names.
4Blind Piper
A long par three, and the hardest hole on the front nine. The tee shot is blind, but you get a good look at what’s coming while you play the 2nd and 3rd. From the 13th tee it becomes a par four of 238 yards.
- 5
Caberfeidh
You cross the 8th fairway from the 4th green to reach this tee. Played again as the 14th, it stretches to 429 yards and is the hardest hole on the card.
- 7
An Dun
Just 87 yards from every tee, and the shortest hole on the card. It is partly blind, and one reviewer rates it the best short hole he has played.
- 8
Traigh Mor
The only par five, 526 yards from the white tees both times round. The 9th crosses it on the way back in.
A nine-hole links of 1898 beside the beach at Gairloch, looking west over the Minch to Skye, Harris and Lewis.
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 63
- Yards
- 4,499
- Founded
- 1898
Booking
Every player books a tee time first, up to a week ahead. Pay at the honesty box, online, or by card when the clubhouse is open.
Green fees, 2026
- Nine holes£25
- A day£40
- Juniors£20
- A week£160
To hire
- Clubs, by arrangement£12
- Trolley, a day£3
The clubhouse
The licensed Links Café, open to everyone through the season.
The course sometimes closes in winter: the club posts it on Facebook.
The club is in Gairloch, IV21 2BD, beside the main beach, and the large public car park next to the clubhouse serves the beach as well.
Gairloch is on the North Coast 500, the nearest mainland airport is Inverness, and buses run to Inverness four days a week.
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For further reading, before you go.
- Book a tee timeThe club’s own booking sheet, open a week ahead.docs.google.com↗
- Green fees and the caféThe 2026 fees, how to pay, and the Links Café.gairlochgolfclub.co.uk↗
- FacilitiesThe shop, hire, locker rooms and parking.gairlochgolfclub.co.uk↗
- The Links CaféThe café’s own page, with its opening hours.facebook.com↗
- The scorecardAll eighteen holes by name, from every tee.gairlochgolfclub.co.uk↗
- HistoryThe club’s story from 1898, and the target butts by the 17th tee.gairlochgolfclub.co.uk↗
- Course newsThe club’s page, where it says if the course is closed.facebook.com↗
- Evalu18 on GairlochA review, with the 4th and the 87-yard 7th.evalu18.com↗
- Wikipedia: GairlochThe village on Loch Gairloch, its beaches and getting there.en.wikipedia.org↗