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EXPO WILL ENHANCE GOLFING LINKS BETWEEN THE HIGHLANDS AND SCANDINAVIA

Stefanie Whyte, Administration & Marketing Manager, Castle Stuart Golf Links, a member of Highland Golf Links An increasing number of Scandinavian golfers are coming to the Highlands and a visit to Finland this week will aim to enhance this trend. I will be representing Highland Golf Links (HGL) at Golf Expo Finland, a three-day trade […]

PGA SHOW TO HEAR HIGHLAND GOLF PITCH

Fraser Cromarty, chairman, Highland Golf Links After a highly successful 2017, when record numbers of golfers visited the Highlands, the drive to build on this momentum will continue at the first industry trade show ‘major’ of the new year. Highland Golf Links (HGL), representing three leading golf courses and a trio of its best hotels, […]

HIGHLAND COURSES ADVANCE UP WORLD LEADER BOARD

The internationally renowned Championship Course at Royal Dornoch Golf Club has been ranked 2nd best in the world in the latest Golf Digest list. The famous links is placed higher in the rankings than other top Scottish courses including Muirfield and the Old Course at St Andrews – both venues for The Open championship – […]

HIGHLAND GOLF VISITOR DRIVE PAYS OFF FOR LEADING COURSES AND HOTELS

HIGHLAND GOLF VISITOR DRIVE PAYS OFF FOR LEADING COURSES AND HOTELS Unprecedented numbers of golfing visitors are heading for the Highlands and generating in excess of £500,000 in off-peak income for the area. For the sixth successive year there has been a rise in sales of Play and Stay deals to boost business during the […]

ROYAL DORNOCH GOLF FUND TO HELP MORE COMMUNITY GROUPS

  The internationally-renowned Royal Dornoch Golf Club is continuing a drive to help its neighbours by seeking new community projects to support. Big hearted golfers at the world famous club established a community fund in 2015 to help local groups, using a percentage of the net green fee income from visitors who come from all […]

FINNISH EVENT WILL HELP START NEW YEAR FOR HIGHLAND GOLF

Murray Maclean, Deputy General Manager, Culloden House Hotel, a Highland Golf Links partner As 2016 draws to a close, we are reflecting on a fantastic year for golf in the Highlands, but we are also looking forward to next year and how we promote our region on the international stage. In March, I will be […]

GOLF EXPERTS HAVE DESIGNS ON THE HIGHLANDS

Tracey Milton, sales manager, Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness, a Highland Golf Links partner As a very successful golfing year in the Highlands draws to a close, we are looking forward to the area hosting another international event early in 2017. Design Masters: The Scottish International Golf Course Architects Conference is the first of its kind to […]

HIGHLAND GOLF VISITOR DRIVE PAYING OFF

Stuart McColm, general manager, Castle Stuart Golf Links, a Highland Golf Links partner There has never been a better time for golfers to head to the Highlands and new figures show record numbers are doing just that. This year we have seen the highest number of golfing visitors take advantage of Play and Stay packages […]

BREXIT DRIVING A GOLF TOURISM BOOST FOR THE HIGHLANDS

Neil Hampton, general manager, Royal Dornoch Golf Club, a Highland Golf Links partner Are there more American accents on our fairways in the last few months than usual? Anecdotal evidence is that more US visitors than ever before are taking advantage of the pound’s current weak position to look out the suitcases and the golf […]

BLUE HELPING ATTRACT RECORD NUMBERS TO GREENS

Fraser Cromarty, CEO Nairn Golf Club and chairman of Highland Golf Links The Highlands is blessed with some of the world’s finest links courses which already this year have hosted events such as the Scottish Open, the Northern Open and the Men’s Home Internationals. Next week our three leading venues will all feature in the […]