Queen Victoria was busy celebrating her eightieth birthday as Sir Alexander Dunbar of Boath stepped up to the first tee of a brand new golf course on the shores of the Moray Firth. Amid applause from the crowd, he raised his specially-made club and made a splendid drive along the gorse and whin lined fairway. It was 24th May 1899 and the first shot on the links course to which Sir Alexander Dunbar had given both his name and sixty acres of land, had just been played.
A century on, Nairn Dunbar is a formidable Championship course, giving treasured golfing memories to visitors from around the world. The Club was founded to allow working men and women to enjoy the "royal and ancient game of golf" and this principle holds firm today. Nairn Dunbar is as renowned for its openness and friendliness as for its technical challenge.
Twice host to the Northern Open Championship, and the chosen venue for the Scottish Ladies Close Amateur Championship and the Scottish Boys' Stroke Play, the club enjoys a growing reputation for high-quality competition golf.
After your game you will be warmly welcomed and cared for in the spacious new Clubhouse, overlooking the Moray Firth. The Club's extensive visitor facilities include locker-rooms and showers, club hire and repair, comfortable lounge bars, a dining room and a well-stocked professional's shop.
"It abounds in all the natural hazards so desirable in the game of golf"
So wrote an Inverness journalist in 1899, and little has changed. Silver birch, winding waterways, gorse and whin bushes, willows and sallows, dastardly ditches, the Minister's Loch and, of course, sand dunes, all add to the challenge and fun. With the contribution of three new holes in 1994, the course has been enhanced and lengthened to 6765 yards, and now rates par 72, SSS 74, slope 139.
Events:
2008-09-13 - 2008-09-13 Ladies Open Greensomes Ladies (18 holes)
2008-05-18 - 2008-05-18 King Trophy Gents (18 holes)
2008-07-06 - 2008-07-06 WJ Gordon Shield & McDermott Rosebowl Gents (18 holes)
2008-08-04 - 2008-08-08 5 Day Open Tournament Gents (18 holes)
2008-09-04 - 2008-09-04 Sandy Tulloch Trophy - Senior Open (55+) Senior (18 holes)
2008-09-20 - 2008-09-20 Open Texas Scramble Gents (18 holes)
2008-04-24 - 2008-04-24 Senior Open (55+) Gents (18 holes)
2008-06-08 - 2008-06-08 Ladies Open Ladies (18 holes)
2008-07-25 - 2008-07-25 Junior Open Junior (18 holes)
2008-08-17 - 2008-08-17 Mixed Foursomes Mixed (18 holes)
2008-09-07 - 2008-09-07 Cancer Relief Open Gents (18 holes)
2008-09-21 - 2008-09-21 Adult/Junior Open Greensomes (18 holes)
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Length: 6765 yards
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Fees:
2008 Fees:
Winter Rate 2007 (January ˆ March)
Weekday - £21.00 (£42.00) Weekend £25.00 (£50.00)
April (Spring Offer)
Weekdays: (Monday to Friday)
Peak 9.30am ˆ 2.00pm £32.00
Off peak 2.00pm ˆ 5.00pm £30.00
Weekday Day Ticket £45.00
Weekend: (Saturday and Sunday)
Peak 9.30am ˆ 2.00pm £40.00
Off peak 2.00pm ˆ 5.00pm £35.00
Weekend Day Ticket £55.00
High Season (May to September)
Weekday Round: (Monday to Friday)
Peak 9.30am ˆ 2.30pm £42.00
Off peak 2.30pm ˆ 4.30pm £38.00
Twilight from 4.30pm £30.00
Weekday Day Ticket £60.00
Weekend: (Saturday/Sunday)
Peak 9.30am ˆ 2.30pm £50.00
Off Peak 2.30pm ˆ 4.30pm £45.00
Twilight from 4.30pm £35.00
Weekend Day Ticket £70.00
Group Golf - 20+ players)
Weekday Round: (Monday to Friday)
Peak 9.30am ˆ 2.30pm £38.00
Off peak from 2.30pm £34.00
Day Ticket £54.00
Weekend: (Saturday and Sunday)
Peak 9.30am ˆ 2.30pm £45.00
Off peak from 2.30pm £40.00
Weekend Day Ticket £63.00
Credit Cards:
All major credit and debit cards accepted
Restrictions:
Due to club competitions there may be less availability on a Saturday and Sunday but please enquire.
Facilities:
Modern, spacious clubhouse opened 1998, with main lounge/bar and dining area, "Golfer's" bar with TV, Junior lounge. Offers full visitor facilities, including lockers, toilets and showers.
Extensive range of leading brand equipment, clothing, and footwear all competitively priced - Club repair facility also available.
Hire of: Trolley- £2.50/round; Golf buggy - £20.00/round, £35.00/day; Clubs £18.00/round, £28.00/day.
Coaching £35.00/hr from P.G.A. Professional
Golf Clinic: can be arranged to suit individual requirements - please check with the professional for cost.
Catering:
Available 9.30am to 6.00pm weekday, 8.30am to 9.00pm weekends (earlier by arrangement - winter hours available on request). Extensive menu covering full Scottish breakfast, lunch, high tea, dinner and bar snacks available all day. Specially customised menus available for groups with prior arrangement.
Accommodation: Ben Wyvis HotelPyleigh CottageEight Acres HotelBunchrew House HotelCoul House HotelSunnybrae HotelThe Waterside HotelGolf View Hotel & Leisure ClubSunnybrae HotelDrumnadrochit HotelEight Acres HotelHeathbank Guest HouseThistle InvernessDunain Park Hotel
Other Information:
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