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Golspie Golf Club

Golf by the North Sea since 1889, par 70 over 6,010 yards. The first eight holes run alongside the sea.

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Welcome

There’s something special about a course that changes as you go round, and Golspie is a lovely example.

It sits on Ferry Road in the village of Golspie on the Sutherland coast, with Ben Bhraggie rising behind you. The first eight holes run beside the North Sea as true links, then the course turns into heathland among the pines before parkland brings you home. Golf was played here by 1878, the club followed in 1889, and James Braid’s improvements were finished in 1926. Afterwards, the clubhouse bar and upstairs dining room are run by The Golspie Inn, and Royal Dornoch is only about 15 minutes away.

The card

18 holes. Par 70 and 6,010 yards from the white tees.

Golspie Golf Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
NameBackiesKirkShoreGullySaharaSaucerFleetWoodParadiseLochyTinkers CampTableCupFieldsTattie PitsCairngormsSahara BackDrumbrae
White4931663605222881512854044203,0891423473413234884571732074432,9216,010
Par534543444363444543343470
Score

The holes tinted yellow are the highlights below. Press one to read about it. The club’s course map gives one yardage for each hole and no stroke index.

Hole highlights

The first eight holes run along the North Sea, holes 8 to 11 turn into heathland, and parkland with hints of links brings you home.

  1. 4

    Gully

    Par 5 · 522 yards

    Golf Monthly’s favourite hole, a par five along the edge of the beach that takes three good shots. A big swale sits 100 to 120 yards short of the green, so you either carry it with two huge hits or lay up short.

  2. 5

    Sahara

    Par 4 · 288 yards

    A short par four over two ridges, and driveable if you dare. Lay up and your second is blind, so the club suggests a low shot that climbs the last ridge and runs down onto the green.

  3. 8

    Wood

    Par 4 · 404 yards

    Here the course leaves the sea for the trees, on a hole that curves to the left. A road crosses the fairway about 75 yards short of the green, so watch out for cars.

  4. 16

    Cairngorms

    Par 3 · 173 yards

    James Braid gave this short hole its green on two levels in 1926, and it’s still played the way he set it out. The best place to miss is short.

  5. 17

    Sahara Back

    Par 3 · 207 yards

    A long par three played blind over a ridge to a very flat green, which is hard to hold downwind. You can land it short and let it bounce on from the left.

Playing here

Links, heathland and parkland golf on the Sutherland coast at Golspie, played since 1889 below Ben Bhraggie.

Holes
18
Par
70
Yards
6,010
Founded
1889

Booking

01408 633266

Caddies are available on request and must be booked in advance.

Green fees, 2026

  • 1 May to 25 October£120
  • A day, 1 May to 25 October£160
  • 26 October to 15 November£90
  • 16 November to 28 March£60
  • UK golf union members£50 to £95
  • Brora and Golspie ticket£260

To hire

  • Buggies
  • Trolleys
  • Clubs
  • A caddie

The clubhouse

The bar and the upstairs dining room are run by The Golspie Inn, from bacon rolls before a round to meals after.

Stone’s Throw, the club’s own apartment for four, comes with discounted green fees.

Did you know

Eleven years before Golspie Golf Club was formed, 17 golfers of the Sutherland Golfing Society played for a silver medal here in bad weather on 21 September 1878.

The medal was given by Dr Gunn of the Indian Army, and The Field reported the day.

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Where it is

The club is on Ferry Road in Golspie, KW10 6ST, just off the A9 and about an hour’s drive north of Inverness.

Golspie station, on the line between Inverness and Wick, is less than a mile away, and Royal Dornoch is about 15 minutes by car.

Directions
Golspie Inn sign outside a stone building with red-leaved climbing plantsRestaurantsGolspie Inn1.5 miles
Waterfall cascading through a moss-covered rocky gorge into a dark poolAttractionsGolspie Burn Waterfall & Gorge1.7 miles
Turreted white castle overlooking manicured gardens with rose beds and lawnsAttractionsDunrobin Castle2.1 miles
Aerial view of a river estuary winding through sandbanks to the seaAttractionsLoch Fleet2.7 miles
Flock of birds taking flight over a wide estuary near a wooded shorelineAttractionsLoch Fleet National Nature Reserve2.8 miles
Sandy beach and dunes stretch towards distant hills under a grey skyAttractionsEmbo Beach3.6 miles
ShoppingBritton Scotland, Dornoch5.9 miles
Wooden sign reading "milk & honey" mounted on a sandstone buildingCafeMilk & Honey5.9 miles
Sandstone church with pointed arch window, framed by autumn trees and gatepostsAttractionsDornoch Cathedral5.9 miles
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