Dornoch, Sutherland
Royal Dornoch Golf Club is a public course that plays like a private one in Dornoch, Sutherland. It peaks in summer.
Tee times are open to the public, though the good ones go fast. Green fees run ~£295. The property offers lodging close by, which shapes how we build the days around it.
Dornoch is public, remote, and exactly as good as its reputation suggests. No. 14 on our list, and one of the harder Scottish links to reach — which is part of why it stays uncrowded.
Summer is the season to go. It pairs naturally with a buddies' trip through the Highlands, or stands on its own as a bucket-list detour off the usual St Andrews route.