Moray Golf Club
Laid out by Old Tom Morris in 1889, par 71 over 6,717 yards. The round ends on a green right below the clubhouse terrace.
Welcome
At Moray the last green sits right below the clubhouse terrace.
The Old Course runs along the shore at Lossiemouth, on the Moray coast, and Old Tom Morris laid it out in 1889. It's classic links golf through gorse, heather and deep bunkers, with Covesea lighthouse at the far end and the approach lights for the RAF base next door standing out on the course. Three prime ministers once played here together. Visitors can book online, and if one round isn't enough there's a second course, the New, beside it.
The front nine heads west and a little inland, past the RAF base and across the road. The back nine comes home along the shore, and only the last few holes run right beside the water: from the short 15th, three holes hug the shoreline before the 18th.
The card
18 holes. Par 71 and 6,717 yards from the black tees, down to 6,078 from the green.
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Mt Lebanon | Cup | Table | Coulart | Kinneddar | Gordonstoun | Ring | Heather | Ditch | Tom Morris | Lighthouse | Beacon | St Gerardines | Sea | Short | Road | Long | Home | |||
| Black | 323 | 486 | 397 | 193 | 418 | 162 | 452 | 474 | 310 | 3,215 | 318 | 429 | 419 | 423 | 453 | 180 | 358 | 509 | 413 | 3,502 | 6,717 |
| Gold | 316 | 481 | 397 | 193 | 413 | 146 | 435 | 456 | 310 | 3,147 | 313 | 423 | 389 | 418 | 427 | 180 | 358 | 509 | 408 | 3,425 | 6,572 |
| Blue | 305 | 462 | 391 | 186 | 397 | 133 | 423 | 435 | 278 | 3,010 | 252 | 405 | 372 | 387 | 399 | 173 | 347 | 490 | 393 | 3,218 | 6,228 |
| Green | 295 | 452 | 384 | 179 | 386 | 136 | 416 | 429 | 294 | 2,971 | 245 | 412 | 358 | 378 | 408 | 143 | 338 | 452 | 373 | 3,107 | 6,078 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Stroke index | 12 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 11 | |||
| Score |
The holes tinted yellow are the highlights below. Press one to read about it.
Hole highlights
Old Tom Morris opened the course with sixteen holes in 1889, and within eighteen months it had its full eighteen.
11Lighthouse
The first of four long par fours, with Covesea lighthouse in full view. A deep ditch crosses about twenty yards short of the green, and gorse wraps round the green on three sides.
- 15
Short
The start of the run along the shore, played from a tee above the beach. Sand and grass bunkers ring the green, so pick your club carefully.
- 17
Long
The tee sits between the sea and the RAF landing lights. In August 1913 two suffragettes rushed Prime Minister Herbert Asquith on this green as he putted, and knocked off his hat.
- 18
Home
Uphill to a big raised green below the clubhouse terrace, in full view of everyone on it. Out of bounds runs the whole way down the right, along the garden walls.
Old Tom Morris's links of 1889 on the shore at Lossiemouth, with Covesea lighthouse at one end and the clubhouse above the last green.
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 71
- Yards
- 6,717
- Opened
- 1889
Booking
Online booking needs a handicap of 36 or under for men, 54 or under for women. Smart casual dress.
Green fees, 2026
- Old Course, April to October£150
- Old Course, November to March£80
- New Course, April to October£70
- New Course, November to March£50
To hire
- Clubs£50
- Buggy£40
- Electric trolley£20
- Push trolley£5
- Caddie, a local member£65
The clubhouse
The Skerries bar and restaurant, in the Victorian clubhouse above the last green.
Where it is
The club is on Stotfield Road on the West Beach at Lossiemouth, IV31 6QS, about six miles north of Elgin.
Elgin has the nearest railway station, on the line between Inverness and Aberdeen, and Inverness Airport is just under an hour away by car.
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More golf
More courses in the Highlands, and the collections this one is in.
Find out more
For further reading, before you go.
- Book a tee timeThe club's own booking page for visitors, with the handicap limits, the dress code and the cancellation terms.brsgolf.com↗
- Green fees and hireThe 2026 fees for both courses, and the clubs, buggies, trolleys and caddies to hire.moraygolf.co.uk↗
- The scorecardEvery tee, par and stroke index on the Old Course, with the local rules.moraygolf.co.ukPDF↗
- The clubhouseThe Victorian clubhouse, its terrace and bar, and the club malt.moraygolf.co.uk↗
- The pro shop and teamThe shop, the professionals, lessons and the indoor swing and putting studios.moraygolf.co.uk↗
- The Old CourseThe club's own description of Old Tom Morris's links and its 18th.moraygolf.co.uk↗
- The history of the clubA timeline from 1889: the three Prime Ministers, the whisky, the course records.moraygolf.co.uk↗
- The New CourseThe second course, laid out by Sir Henry Cotton and opened in 1979.moraygolf.co.uk↗
- Moray Golf ClubThe club's own website, for everything else.moraygolf.co.uk↗
- Suffragettes and the Prime MinisterThe August evening in 1913 when two suffragettes rushed Asquith on the 17th green.grampianonline.co.uk↗
- Haydn McCullen's 59The PGA's report of the record round in the 2026 Northern Open.pga.info↗
- The dunes and the seaThe Press and Journal on the club's fight with erosion, and the new path to the lighthouse.pressandjournal.co.uk↗
- Top 100 Golf Courses on Moray OldA review of the Old Course, with readers' own reports.top100golfcourses.com↗
- The Old Tom Morris TrailMoray as one of Old Tom's courses, with things to do in Lossiemouth.oldtommorristrail.com↗