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Championsip
Course:
Course
type : |
Links |
Founded
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1877 |
Par
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70 |
Yards
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6514 |
SSS
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73 |
Designers : |
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| Old
Tom Morris |
John
Sutherland |
George
Duncan |
Struie
Course:
Course
type : |
Links |
Founded
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Par
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69 |
Yards
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5438 |
SSS
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66 |
Designer : |
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Old
Tom Morris |
Golf has been played here since 1616. This makes Royal Dornoch the
3rd oldest golf course in Scotland
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Situated
45 miles north of Inverness, Royal Dornoch was designed originally
by Old Tom Morris in 1891 with John Sutherland and George Duncan
making successive and substantial changes in future years.
The
course is just over 6,500 yards, and of a quality you would
expect of a links that has the standard with ease to host the
Open. This is a classic links test where the advantage is clearly
in the hands of strategic and calculated golfers. This course
is beautifully nestled in the Scottish Highlands offering breathtaking
views over Dornoch Bay. One of the keys to unlocking a good
score here is finding the right position on the fairway leaving
you the opportunity to reach the pins on these tricky sloping
greens.
For wild, natural beauty and a formidable challenge
the links here are unequalled anywhere in the world. Records
show that golf has been played here since 1616 and is without
fail rated in the top 20 courses in the world.
15th
in the Top 100 Courses in the British Isles 2002.
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An
excellent base to enjoy the magnificent highland
scenery, or the golden sands of the Dornoch
Firth.
Visit
Dunrobin Castle, seat of the Dukes of Sutherland.
The family museum houses a range of historic artefacts and
the bizarre trophy room, with exhibits brought back by the
5th Duke and his wife from his hunting trips aroud the world,
including everything from elephants to iguana and porcupine
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