A few years back you finally made that trek to Scotland, the home of golf, and it was all you thought it would be. But it's been a few years now and you're itching to go back. Only this time, you want something different. Old Tim McDonald offers some suggestions for golf off the beaten track in Scotland.
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It's a strange package, golf and the Loch Ness monster. But, Tim McDonald writes, there are several golf courses worth playing around the mythic beast of the lake in the Scottish highlands, including Inverness Golf Club and the revered Royal Dornoch.
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The first nine holes of Aberfeldy Golf Club were laid out in the level floodplain of the River Tay in 1895, making it one of the oldest courses in the Scottish highlands. In 1993, plans were adopted to extend the course by nine holes. In 1995, almost 100 years to the day after the christening of the original nine holes, the 5,283-yard, par-68, 18-hole course opened to members and the public.
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Having golfed many many times in the Scottish Highlands, I wanted to let your readers know about our favorite hotel there. Each time we play golf in the north of Scotland, my sons and I always base ourselves at the Claymore House Hotel in Nairn. You've got three great tracks there in Nairn (Nairn Dunbar Golf Club,
Nairn Golf Club and Cawdor Castle Golf Course), plus it's an easy drive to Inverness and even Royal Dornoch.
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