Fortrose & Rosemarkie
This is one of the oldest courses in the world,
with golf played on Chanonry Point as early as
1702. The course dominates the narrowest of
peninsulas slicing into the Moray Firth, heading out to the very
tip of Chanonry Point and its lighthouse. The current course was
laid out by James Braid in the 1930s. This is a low running links
with plenty of gorse to separate holes and a routing that sweeps
out and back as it plays along the shoreline. The par three 5th,
next to the lighthouse, is one of only two holes that play at right
angles to the rest, and it plays from one side of the peninsula to
the other. This is about subtle, smart links golf where wind will
always wreak havoc and your ball flight needs to be low. Dolphins
are regular visitors by the lighthouse, so keep an eye out.
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