Inverness

Few Scottish golf towns carry as much golfing DNA as Inverness. The Highland capital sits at the northeastern end of the Great Glen, where the River Ness meets the Moray Firth, and the game has been played on this ground for well over a century. The Inverness Golf Club traces its roots back to the late 1800s, making it one of the older established clubs in the Highlands — a region that shaped golf's earliest traditions long before the sport became a global industry.

The course itself plays as a par 69, which tells you something about its character before you've hit a shot: this is a tight, tactical layout where placement off the tee matters more than raw power. Parkland in feel, it winds through mature trees with the kind of gentle elevation changes typical of the Highland countryside surrounding the city.

Inverness sits within striking distance of some of Scotland's most celebrated links — Royal Dornoch is under an hour north — making it a natural stop on any Highland golf tour.