Royal Dornoch

Jeremy Matte and the Tomatin whisky

How an award winning distillery has paired whiskies with golf courses

The attractive traditionally-built cottage has been recently renovated. The property is entirely off-grid and uses 20 solar panels to produce up to 7kW of power with the excess power stored in batteries.

Get away from it all: three remote off-grid homes to suit any budget

Scottish Women's Amateur Tour founder Alan Tait with handicap winner Leslie McLeod at Royal Dornoch. Picture: SWAT

Scottish golf news: SWAT's stunning start, Brian's book, West Kilbride winner

Alan Tait is excited about his latest venture, which will see Scotland's top girl and women amateurs play at some of the top courses in the country.

New Scottish Women's Amateur Tour launched by Alan Tait

Cameron Adam's impressive win in the Scottish Amateur Championship last week came too late for the Home Internationals at Machynys in Wales this week. Picture: Scottish Golf.

Scottish Golf explains Cameron Adam missing out on Home Internationals

Cameron Adam celebrates his sensational performance in the Scottish Amateur Championship at Royal Dornoch with mum Lyndsay, left, and dad Steve, right, as well as his uncle and caddie for the week, Keith Sturton. Picture: Scottish Golf

'Real player' Adam savours 'far-fetched' week in Scottish Amateur at Dornoch

Royal Burgess member Cameron Adam shows off the Scottish Amateur Championship trophy after his impressive title triumph at Royal Dornoch.

Impressive Adam wins Scottish Amateur in style at Royal Dornoch

Brora's Chris Mailley, who is also a member at Royal Dornoch, is through to semi-finals in Scottish Amateur. Picture: Scottish Golf.

'Local favourite' Mailley stands between Tait and second Scottish Amateur final

Royal Burgess left-hander Cameron Adam is throuugh to the last 16 in the Scottish Amateur Championship at Royal Dornoch. Picture: Scottish Golf

Top seed Adam through to last 16 in Scottish Amateur at Royal Dornoch

Royal Burgess left-hander Cameron Adam carded course-record 63s at both Royal Dornoch and Tain in the qualifying for the Scottish Amateur Championship. Picture: Scottish Golf

Adam cards second course-record 63 in Scottish Amateur qualifying

Royal Burgess player Cameron Adam on his way to carding a course-record 63 at Royal Dornoch in the opening qualifying round for the Scottish Amateur Championship. Picture: Scottish Golf

Adam fires course-record 63 at Royal Dornoch in Scottish Amateur qualifying

Hannah Darling, pictured in action during last week's R&A Women's Amateur Championship at Prince's in Kent, has been selected for the Vagliano Trophy at Royal Dornoch along with Lorna McClymont. Tom Dulat/R&A/R&A via Getty Images.

Darling and McClymont to represent GB&I at Royal Dornoch

Kieran Cantley shows off the trophy after his two-shot success in the Porthlethen Classic, the fourth event of the season on Tartan Pro Tour. Picture: Tartan Pro Tour

Cantley chasing more glory on Tartan Pro Tour in Pollok Classic

Dornoch man Jimmy Gunn pictured during his appearance in the 2015 US Open at Chambers Bay in Washington. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

Arizona-based Scot Gunn back on US Open trail after winning local qualifier

Paul Lawrie receives a framed print of the Championship Course from general manager Neil Hampton to mark being made an honorary member of Royal Dornoch. Picture: Picture: Matthew Harris

Lawrie honoured by Royal Dornoch as new-look eighth hole is opened

The 5th hole at the Royal Dornoch Golf Club, now the first course in the world to have defibrillators fitted to all golf buggies. PIC: John Haslam.

Royal Dornoch fits defibrillators to buggies in ‘world first’

Chris Kelly, pictured playing in the 2018 FootJoy PGA Professional Championship at Little Aston in Sutton Coldfield, has been reinstated as an amateur. Picture: Lynne Cameron/Getty Images.

Why it's exciting to have Chris Kelly back in amateur ranks

Work has started on improving the par-4 eighth hole at Royal Dornoch.

Final piece in Royal Dornoch jigsaw as eighth hole gets makeover

AJ Capital will reposition the property as Dornoch Station hotel, in a nod to its original Station Hotel name dating back to 1902. Picture: Alexander Baxter.

The Dornoch Hotel checked in for refurb after purchase by US investor

Jack McDonald in action during the second round of the Royal Dornoch Masters at the Sutherland venue. Picture: Tartan Pro Tour

Argos stint helps Jack McDonald catalogue winning formula on Tartan Pro Tour

Craig Byiers

Flavour Profile Q&A: Craig Byiers of Links House Royal Dornoch

Jordan Ferrie, the club pro, tees off at Golspie Golf Club in the Highlands.

Golspie Golf Club excited to have two women as 'face of club'

Demand for tee times at Royal Dornoch in Sutherland has been unrivalled this year. Picture: Matthew Harris via Royal Dornoch.

Tee sheet closed at Royal Dornoch due to unrivalled demand

Mara, the hotel's recently launched ethical fine dining restaurant, offers “gifts from Scotland's water, fields, forest and skies, presented with minimal interruption”. The ethos is one of sustainability, with a promise to source in-season ingredients as locally as possible and always within a 50-mile radius.

Links House, Dornoch, Sutherland - Scotland on Sunday Travel

Links House in Dornoch, is a former Free Church manse which has been restored and extended to comprise the original house and two sympathetically designed new buildings.

Links House, Dornoch, Sutherland - Scotland on Sunday Travel

Tomatin managing director Stephen Bremner, left, presented a very special and rare 50-year-old Tomatin single malt to winner Matthew Nixon. Picture: Highland Golf Links Pro-Am

Matthew Nixon wins Highland Golf Links Pro-Am by four shots

Dornoch Castle Hotel.

This 15th-century Highland castle hotel is on the market for over £2.5 million

The new par-4 seventh hole at Royal Dornoch in Sutherland. Picture: Matthew Harris via Royal Dornoch.

Royal Dornoch offer free rounds for NHS and care workers

Gavin Hay won the season-opening Montrose Links Masters on the Tartan Pro Tour and has backed it up with top-10 finishes in both the Barassie Links Masters and Royal Dornoch Masters. Picture: Tartan Pro Tour

Gavin Hay's strong start on Tartan Pro Tour secures 'wee bonus' in Finland

Kieran Cantley after beating Paul O'Hara in a play-off to win the Royal Dornoch Masters. Picture: Tartan Pro Tour

Kieran Cantley wins Royal Dornoch Masters in play-off

James McDonald of MARA

James McDonald is the executive chef at new Dornoch restaurant, MARA

Royal Dornoch had been scheduled to host the Men's Home Internationals in April in a bid to help with the selection process for the Walker Cup in Florida the following month. Picture: Allsport UK/ALLSPORT

R&A postpones Home Internationals at Royal Dornoch in April

Gleneagles Hotel-attached Tom Higson, left, receives one of his prizes for winning the Tomatin Whisky-sponsored Highland Golf Links Pro Am

In-form Tom Higson claims another course record with 62 at Royal Dornoch

Eilidh Barbour, foreground, with the other members of her winning team, from left, Cara Thompson, Heather MacRae and Iona Reid

Eilidh Barbour wins Highland Golf Links Pro-Am in only all-female team

Paul Lawrie tees off at the new 7th hole at Royal Dornoch. Picture: John Paul Photography

Paul Lawrie relaunches 7th hole at Royal Dornoch

Paul Lawrie is excited about the new six-event tour for Scottish-based professionals

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Bradley Smith and Calum Paterson undertaking their marathon event at Royal Dornoch on Saturday

Royal Dornoch duo bid to raise £10,000 in Longest Day Challenge

The response to president Andy Stewart’s dire warning about the club’s future has attracted a huge response from around the world.

Brora not out of the woods despite £70k from around the world

The world famous Gleneagles Hotel is just one of Scotland's many five star hotels

The best luxury five star hotels in Scotland

General view of the Coul Links area which developers want to turn into a golf course. PIC: Contributed/RSPB Scotland.

Protest grows over dunes golf course planned by Trump rival

Pro-Am competitors Gary McGlinchey, Jordan Massey and Robin Doodson. Picture: Supplied

From the desert to the Highlands for golf pro-am

Grant Forrest reached the final of the Amateur Championship at Carnoustie in 2015 and has now made a promising start to his professional career. Picture: SNS

Perspective is key as Grant Forrest flourishes in paid ranks
Grant Forrest is no different to most golfers when he either hits a bad shot or misses a makeable putt. His anger and frustration, though, is soon soothed by a ...

Royal Dornoch Golf Course. Picture: Contributed

Three Highland golf courses named in top 35 places to play

Reverend Susan Brown tees off on the Royal Dornoch Golf course. Picture: Paul Campbell/Church of Scotland/PA Wire

Church minister writes spiritual guide for golfers

Highland Rev Susan Brown teeing off. Picture: Contributed

Fairway to Heaven: Queen's Chaplain inspires Dornoch golfers

Northern Open winner Greig Hutcheon, left, with Bookless Cup winner Euan McIntosh. Picture: David Houston.

Greig Hutcheon goes the distance to win Northern Open

Club captain Henry Fairweather announces the outcome of the vote on women members at Muirfield. Picture: Jon Savage

Dani Garavelli: Easy swing at Muirfield doesn't make the cut

Jimmy Gunn. Picture: Getty

Jimmy Gunn completes journey from oil rigs to major

The bizarre sign was spotted in Dornoch, north of Inverness. Picture: Twitter

Highland tourist sign lists toilets as attractions

Jack Nicklaus: Backs new golf degree. Picture: Getty

Scotland’s first golf degree gets Nicklaus backing

Golfers at Royal Dornoch, which is approaching its 400th anniversary. Picture: Gary Henderson/CC

History of golf in north of Scotland to be studied

Grant Forrest to tee up for Scots

Grant Forrest secures Scottish Open slot

Golf: Grant Forrest fires on all cylinders thanks to local knowledge

Forrest marches on as Smail bows out at Royal Dornoch

Coltart’s advice spurs on Kay to go one better in Amateur

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