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Durness Golf Club Best 9 Hole Golf Course in Scotland 2025

If you have been on the North Coast 500, we lie right on this famous route 57 miles north west of Lairg; with the closest main airport south east of us at Inverness.

Designed by three local golf enthusiasts – Lachie Ross, Ian Morrison and Francis Keith – and opened in 1988, Durness Golf Club nestles on Scotland’s north coast and is Britain’s most north westerly golf course on the mainland. We are a 9 hole links, but with a second set of tees that provides a fine 18 hole experience, set against some of the most stunning landscape backdrops you will see in the golfing world.

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If your idea of finding a golf course involves an adventure, remoteness, turquoise ocean & sandy beaches then Durness GC could well be the golf experience you have been looking for. Recently voted in 2020 by Golf Magazine USA – in its first ever World’s Top 50 / 9 Hole Courses (12th) and in Golf World UK’s Top 100 Courses 2021 in GB and Ireland (65th) – your unforgettable golf journey can now begin.

Durness Golf Club Best 9 Hole Golf Course in Scotland 2025
“The northern delights started at the Durness course, where Penn giggled at an opening hole that played like the first stage of an alpine ascent, with a fairway that might have come with carabiners… the closing par 3 over ocean spray to a green shelved atop black rocks was a stunning finisher, and making two there sent us down the coast from Durness at a gallop.”
– Courtesy Tom Coyne, Writer from ‘A Course Called Scotland’ 2020 / tomcoyne.com

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4 days ago
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A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for today’s Seniors Open. We hope you all enjoyed your day at Durness Golf Club! 🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♀️

A special thank you to Wendy and all the Cafe Nineteen staff for looking after everyone so well in the clubhouse throughout the day. 👏☕🍽️

Thanks again to everyone for supporting the club, and we hope to see you back at Durness again soon! ⛳
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A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for today’s Seniors Open. We hope you all enjoyed your day at Durness Golf Club! 🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♀️

A special thank you to Wendy and all the Cafe Nineteen  staff for looking after everyone so well in the clubhouse throughout the day. 👏☕🍽️

Thanks again to everyone for supporting the club, and we hope to see you back at Durness again soon! ⛳Image attachmentImage attachment

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Congrats all! 👏👏

Well done Donald 🏌️‍♂️⛳️🍾🍾👍

well done Mr MacKenzie.

5 days ago
Durness Golf Club

⛳ DURNESS GOLF CLUB SENIORS OPEN – TODAY!⛳

A very warm welcome to all the ladies and gents joining us today for our Seniors Open at Durness Golf Club! 🏌️‍♀️🏌️‍♂️

The course was set up bright and early this morning and is ready to go, with the weather looking great for what should be a fantastic day of golf here in Durness. ☀️⛳

A huge thank you to our sponsor, Morrison Construction, for their generous support of today’s competition. 👏

Cafe Nineteen is open all day for food and drinking and the team are looking forward to welcoming everyone in to the clubhouse ☕️ 🍻

We hope everyone enjoys the course, plays well and, most importantly, has a brilliant day with us at Durness Golf Club.

Good luck to all our competitors!🏆

#DurnessGolfClub #SeniorsOpen #GolfInScotland #Durness #ScottishGolf #LinksGolf
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⛳ DURNESS GOLF CLUB SENIORS OPEN – TODAY!⛳

A very warm welcome to all the ladies and gents joining us today for our Seniors Open at Durness Golf Club! 🏌️‍♀️🏌️‍♂️

The course was set up bright and early this morning and is ready to go, with the weather looking great for what should be a fantastic day of golf here in Durness. ☀️⛳

A huge thank you to our sponsor, Morrison Construction, for their generous support of today’s competition. 👏

Cafe Nineteen is open all day for food and drinking and the team are looking forward to welcoming everyone in to the clubhouse ☕️ 🍻 

We hope everyone enjoys the course, plays well and, most importantly, has a brilliant day with us at Durness Golf Club.

Good luck to all our competitors!🏆

#DurnessGolfClub #SeniorsOpen #GolfInScotland #Durness #ScottishGolf #LinksGolfImage attachmentImage attachment

6 CommentsComment on Facebook

I'm not a golfer and in any case I am past the time of life when I could play, but I love this course and used to come to Balnakeil Bay to do my bird watching. The whole area holds very fond memories for me.

Course and Hospitality was first class - even arranged weather we do not expect at Durness 😎

Wish I was there! 👏👏

Great day out. The welcome and course was first class, as was the catering. 👍

Have fun everyone ⛳️

Wish I was there good luck everyone ⛳️⛳️

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1 week ago
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The forecast is looking good for this Thursday, so why not make the most of it with a round at Durness Golf Club?☀️🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♀️

🌊 Fantastic links golf
☀️ A promising forecast
🏌️ A great day of competition at Durness

#durnessgolfclub #SeniorsOpen #golfscotland #linksgolf #durness #northcoast500
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The forecast is looking good for this Thursday, so why not make the most of it with a round at Durness Golf Club?☀️🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♀️

🌊 Fantastic links golf
☀️ A promising forecast
🏌️ A great day of competition at Durness

#DurnessGolfClub #SeniorsOpen #GolfScotland #LinksGolf #Durness #NorthCoast500

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Next yr😪

2 weeks ago
Durness Golf Club

⛳ The 6th / 15th — A True Durness Test! 🌊🏌️

The par 5 6th/15th hole at Durness Golf Club is a hole that rewards a good drive, careful course management and a little bit of bravery! 💪

With the stunning Durness landscape all around you, it’s a fantastic hole to play — and one where a well-placed second shot can set you up for a great chance at birdie. 🏌️‍♂️⛳

But don’t get too carried away… there’s plenty of trouble waiting for an ambitious shot! 😄

How do you play the 6th/15th?
Are you going for the green in two, or playing it safe? 👇

📍 Durness Golf Club
⛳ Par 5 | 6th / 15th Hole

#DurnessGolfClub #Durness #GolfInScotland #ScotlandGolf #Par5 #GolfLife #GolfCourse #VisitDurness
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⛳ The 6th / 15th — A True Durness Test! 🌊🏌️

The par 5 6th/15th hole at Durness Golf Club is a hole that rewards a good drive, careful course management and a little bit of bravery! 💪

With the stunning Durness landscape all around you, it’s a fantastic hole to play — and one where a well-placed second shot can set you up for a great chance at birdie. 🏌️‍♂️⛳

But don’t get too carried away… there’s plenty of trouble waiting for an ambitious shot! 😄

How do you play the 6th/15th?
Are you going for the green in two, or playing it safe? 👇

📍 Durness Golf Club
⛳ Par 5 | 6th / 15th Hole

#DurnessGolfClub #Durness #GolfInScotland #ScotlandGolf #Par5 #GolfLife #GolfCourse #VisitDurness

4 CommentsComment on Facebook

Always going for it in 2 good drive leaves 7or 8 iron into the wind different story 🤣

Always go for green in 2 but have polluted the loch with far too many Pro V1’s over the years - one of the best holes iv ever played worth the trip for this and 9/18th alone 😍

I like the 8th/17th good drive need and then a bit of luck into a green with your 2 nd shot, leading to amazing views..

RichardBillyMikeKenny

2 weeks ago
Durness Golf Club

☕️ CAFE NINETEEN IS OPEN TODAY!🥪⛳️

Looking for somewhere for a tasty lunch, a hot drink or a wee catch-up? Come along to Cafe Nineteen at Durness Golf Club today!

🕚 Open 11am – 3pm

Whether you’re out for a round of golf or just passing by, pop in and enjoy some great food and a warm welcome! 😋

📍 Durness Golf Club

Bring your friends, bring your appetite and come and see us! 👋

#CafeNineteen #DurnessGolfClub #Durness #Lunch #CoffeeAndCake #NorthCoast500
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2 weeks ago
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⛳️ The 18th Hole at Durness Golf Club 🌊

What a way to finish a round! The 18th at Durness is the perfect closing hole, with stunning scenery, a challenging finish and views that make you want to stop and take it all in.
Whether you're chasing a good score or simply enjoying a day on one of Scotland’s most spectacular courses, the 18th is a hole you'll remember. 🏌️‍♂️🏔️

Come and experience Durness for yourself!

#DurnessGolfClub #18thHole #GolfInScotland #NorthCoast500 #ScotlandGolf #GolfLife
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5 CommentsComment on Facebook

I have had the pleasure of this hole . 10 shots latter and two balls on the beach I completed it 🤪

Simply stunning had some rounds here and stayed in Balnicheal house 👍

Absolutely stunning hole

One day Andrew Richard Cook

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