Castle Stuart Staff Leave It Late To Make The Cut

Castle Stuart Staff Leave It Late To Make The Cut

Green keepers at the internationally renowned Castle Stuart Golf Links are testing both their long and short game skills due to unpredictable weather. While expected severe conditions mean staff are preparing for the arrival of snow, spells of milder December weather means they will be cutting greens and fairways right up until Christmas. Even then, wild fluctuations in the temperature have meant daily changes to the cutting regime and preparations for the start of next season. In one extreme case temperatures plummeted to -6 degrees C, only to rise to 14 degrees C the…Read more …
Highland Hat-Trick As Three Courses Provide Golfing Feast

Highland Hat-Trick As Three Courses Provide Golfing Feast

Three of the Highlands’ most prestigious golf courses have been named in the top 35 best places to play in Great Britain and Ireland. Royal Dornoch Golf Club, Castle Stuart Golf Links and the Nairn Golf Club have all moved up the rankings in the latest list of 100 leading GB&I courses compiled by Golf Monthly magazine for 2017/18. Royal Dornoch’s Championship Course is placed 7th (up one place on last year); Castle Stuart 21st (up two places) and Nairn 33rd (up one place). The three courses - along with leading hotels the…Read more …