Castle Stuart Golf Links

Overview

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. At Castle Stuart Golf Links, an individual’s play can be approached in many ways. A few overall approaches are to be considered. A golfer can decide to go for the ‘fat part’ of generous fairways, let his tee shot go, and then take on whatever issue he’s left with. Or he can use his eye to read the course to whatever depth his mind and skill set will allow. Meaningful nuances and choices are there to be discovered. The greens, their surrounds, and pin locations at Castle Stuart spawn issues and challenges worthy of tactical consideration on the tee. Since it’s inception in 2009, the course has been a huge success, hosting multiple Scottish Opens and attracting fields including the biggest names in golf. “As golf course architects, those guys recognise that golf is not about hitting the ball longer and harder; it's about fun, creativity, memorable shots and holes that don’t have to beat you up all the time. It should almost be a prerequisite to play Castle Stuart before you're allowed to design golf courses nowadays.” – Phil Mickleson