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Castle Stuart

2016 Scottish Open Host
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Founded: 2009
Designer: Gil Hanse
Championship Length: 7,009 yards
PAR: 72
Type: Links
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Who this course is best for:

A golfer who wants to play a World Top 100 course (currently rated #56 by Golf Magazine), wants to play a Scottish Open host, enjoys modern links courses, enjoys visually spectacular courses, and loved Kingsbarns.

Overview:

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 centerpiece 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.

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Testimonials

“We toured the country from the Highlands to St Andrews concluding at urnberry on the SW coast.  Castle Stuart and Royal Dornoch in the Highlands are not to be missed, the St Andrews venues were quite the historical experience, our round on the Old Course was spiritual.”  

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Tours that include this Course

Castle Stuart

Highest Ranked Top 100 – Scotland

Seven rounds of golf:

  • St Andrews-Old Course
  • Carnoustie-Championship Course
  • Kingsbarns
  • Royal Troon-Old Course
  • Turnberry-Ailsa Course
  • Royal Dornoch-Championship Course
  • Castle Stuart
Trump International Golf Links

Trump International Golf Links

Hottest Trending Courses

Combine the charm of the Highlands with the rich history of Fife and these six rounds of golf:

  • St Andrews-Old Course
  • St Andrews-Castle Course
  • Kingsbarns
  • Castle Stuart
  • Royal Dornoch-Championship Course
  • Trump International Golf Links – GOLF Magazine World #100 in 2020/21
Royal Dornoch

Royal Dornoch

St Andrews Area & The Highlands

The best combination of new and old links golf in Scotland combining The Highlands with St Andrews and six rounds of golf:

  • St Andrews-Old Course
  • St Andrews-New Course
  • Carnoustie-Championship Course
  • Kingsbarns
  • Castle Stuart – GOLF Magazine World #66 in 2020/21
  • Royal Dornoch Championship Course – GOLF Magazine World #10 in 2020/21
Nairn Golf

Nairn-Championship Cours

Ultimate Highlands and Whisky

Five rounds of golf:

  • Castle Stuart
  • Royal Dornoch-Championship Course
  • Tain
  • Nairn-Championship Course
  • Moray-Old Course