The Scottish Highlands Golf Tour!
The Highlands Golf Tour gives you access to some of Scotland’s Best Golf Clubs and Courses, including Brora, Turnberry, Aberdeen, Nairn, Castle Stuart, and Royal Dornoch. All with magnificent layouts and beautiful surroundings. Also included are incredible accommodations and exciting side trips.
Check out a sample itinerary of our The Scottish Highlands Golf Tour below:
Day 1: Trump International Golf Links
- Full Scottish breakfast
- Play Trump International Golf Links.
- Stay at Malmaison hotel.
Trump International Golf Links – “The World’s Greatest Golf Course”. The 7,400 yard, par 72 championship golf course is designed by renowned golf course architect, Dr. Martin Hawtree, and follows a classical pattern of two out-and-back loops of nine holes. All 18 holes thread their way engagingly through The Great Dunes of Scotland; rising to find panoramic views of the North Sea and dramatic coastline, and plunging into secluded valleys rich with native vegetation.
Each hole has six separate tees catering for all levels of golfer. The bunkers are placed to challenge the stronger player and not unduly punish the weaker golfer. All bunkers are turf-revetted in traditional style to combat wind, erosion and sand-blow.
Day 2: Aberdeen Golf Club
- Full Scottish breakfast.
- Play Aberdeen Golf Club in the morning.
- Enjoy an evening meal at The Adelphi Kitchen.
- Stay at Malmaison Hotel.
Royal Aberdeen Golf Club – The sixth oldest golf course in the world. While the front nine holes are excellent, the back nine holes are harder. They are more exposed to the elements, and consequently bear the full brunt of the wind.
The 2005 Senior Open was help at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, and in 2014 The Scottish Open was played here.
This is an excellent traditional links course.
Day 3: Cruden Bay Golf Club
- Full Scottish Breakfast.
- Play Cruden Bay Golf club in the morning.
- Explore Tolquhon Castle in the evening.
- Enjoy a night out in the town.
- Stay at Malmaison Hotel.
Cruden Bay Golf Club Championship Course – One of the many courses built in the great railways expansion era at the end of the 19th century; Cruden Bay is a magnificent testimony to the quality of links golf in the north of Scotland. Towering sand dunes at the north end of the course dominate the play early in the round and, as the course winds its way south a narrow strip of land between the sea cliff and the North Sea provides a remarkable run of holes from the 13thto 16th.
Beautiful swathes of fairway amid the giant sand dunes, combined with excellent firm greens offer ‘a unique and unforgettable experience’. It is no surprise that Cruden Bay is one of the most highly rated golf courses in the world.
Tolquhon Castle – Aberdeenshire is graced by many historic castles, but Tolquhon is one of the most picturesque. It served as a noble residence for some 300 years. The oldest part is the stump of an early 15th-century tower house, probably built by one of the Prestons of Formartine, who once held the barony. However, the castle visitors can see today was built by Sir William Forbes, 7th Lord of Tolquhon. In 1584, he instigated a comprehensive rebuilding programme which, when completed six years later, gave to William and his spouse, Elizabeth, a house that was amongst the finest of its day.
Day 4: Nairn Golf Club
- Full Scottish Breakfast.
- Play Nairn Golf Club.(Approx 2h drive)
- Stay at Culloden House Hotel .
Nairn Golf Club Championship Course -What delights the visitor and member alike is the Scottish-ness of the links. Other than in a strong westerly, it leads you in gently before demanding accurate driving and precision second shots. Gorse is a hazard. The par 4 holes tease and confound and all four short holes are cunningly angled, with the 4th a little gem and the 14th simply spectacular. As three of the par 5 holes are over 530 yards long, it is a test for all. Yet, even more challenging than the humps and hollows that lurk in the fairways, is the trickery of the greens. Eighty years ago, having played the Championship Course, James Braid commented on their quality – “The texture of the turf and the character of the greens is unrivalled”.
Culloden House Hotel – In 40 acres of beautiful private grounds and gardens, this elegant Georgian country house is now an award-winning 4-star hotel offering free Wi-Fi and a 2 AA Rosette-rated restaurant.
The Culloden House Hotel has been voted one of the world’s best hotels by the readers of Condé Nast Traveller and Travel & Leisure magazine.
There are 28 elegant en suite rooms, each of which is individually styled with its own unique charm. The splendid rooms are lavishly furnished, with wooden furniture and luxurious bedding. Many boast delightful features such as crystal chandeliers and marble fireplaces. The spacious room combine romantic luxury with modern comforts and facilities, including digital TVs, trouser presses and hairdryers. There is a turndown service and newspapers and magazines are available in every room.
Sophisticated and with beautiful ornate plasterwork, the fine-dining restaurant offers superb cuisine made with the finest, freshest seasonal produce available locally.
Day 5: Castle Stuart Golf Club
- Full Scottish Breakfast.
- Play Castle Stuart Golf Club.
- Enjoy an evening meal at The Redgarth restaurant.
- Stay at Culloden House Hotel.
Castle Stuart Golf Club – History and diversity make Scottish golf courses famous throughout the world. As Turnberry is to Ayrshire and Gleneagles is to Perthshire, Castle Stuart has been conceived to be for the Highlands – a beacon reaching out to golfers throughout the world. The centrepiece for this Scottish destination golf resort is Castle Stuart Golf Links, a championship links course overlooking the Moray Firth and well-known landmarks that are synonymous with Inverness and the Black Isle – Kessock Bridge and Chanonry Lighthouse perhaps the most notable. The resort will include a bespoke Golf Hotel, a small luxury Hotel & Spa, ‘resort-ownership’ Lodges & Apartments, plus a second Seaside Course. Castle Stuart’s goal is to add to the rich fabric of golf in the Scottish Highlands – a fabric made rich by Royal Dornoch, Nairn, Brora, and many other fine Scottish golf clubs.
Day 6: Royal Dornoch Golf Club
- Full Scottish Breakfast.
- Play Royal Dornoch Golf Club.
- Enjoy the final night out on the town.
- Stay at Culloden House Hotel.
Royal Dornoch Golf Club is spellbinding and many golfers from all over the world make the pilgrimage to this natural links at some point in their lives.
It’s the timeless setting that makes Royal Dornoch such a pleasing place to play golf. It’s wild, isolated and, at the same time, absolutely beautiful; there’s the blaze of colour in early summer when the gorse is in flower. The pure white sandy beach divides the links from the Dornoch Firth and it all feels very humbling.
Ostensibly the course itself is pretty straightforward: it’s an out-and-back layout. Many of the greens, though, are built on natural raised plateaus making approach play especially challenging. Most people know about Royal Dornoch and many have this course on their must-play list.
Day 7: Brora Golf Club
- Arrive at Aberdeen airport.
- Greeted by Breakaway Golf Trips Travel Executive.
- Play Brora Golf club.
- Stay at Culloden House Hotel.
Brora Golf Club – A magnificent layout with beautiful surroundings. Playing to your handicap will be a real achievement here because the greens are tough to hit and hard to read. The 9th is a 162 yard par three is called the Sea Hole- a favorite of many. A very traditional layout with the opening hole hugging the sea line.
Day 8: Departure
- Full Scottish Breakfast.
- Chauffeur driven to Aberdeen airport(Approx 20 min drive).