Resorts
Travel
News
Shop
Trip Planner

About UsFAQsAdvertise With UsRanking GuidanceRating GuidanceReview GuidancePanellist ID & GuidanceContact Us

The world's largest community of traveling golfers.

Enter your email address

Terms & Conditions/Privacy Policy

North Scotland

North Scotland, comprised of the Highlands, Islands, Moray and Aberdeenshire, occupies a unique position in world golf — a region where the game has been played for centuries along some of the most naturally gifted golfing coastline on earth. The ranking was updated in March 2026.

Gary Lisbon

Leaderboard for North Scotland

Resorts
Travel
News
Shop
Trip Planner

Member log in

North Scotland Ranking | Top 100 Golf Courses

North Scotland

Golf Courses/
Britain & Ireland/
Scotland/
North Scotland

Gary Lisbon

10 20 30

Royal Dornoch Golf Club (Championship)
Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
5.5
15
6
4
Royal Dornoch Golf Club (Championship)
Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
Royal Dornoch Golf Club is spellbinding. It seems to mesmerise amateur and professional golfers from all over the world and many make the pilgrimage to this natural links at some point in their lives.
Discover more
Read 162 reviews
Cabot Highlands Castle Stuart
Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
Cruden Bay Golf Club (Championship)
Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Trump International Golf Links - Old Course
Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

Royal Aberdeen Golf Club (Balgownie)
Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Nairn Golf Club (Championship)
Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
Cabot Highlands Old Petty
Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
Brora Golf Club
Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
Trump International Golf Links - New Course
Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

Skibo Castle - Carnegie Links
Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom

Leaderboard for North Scotland

10 20 30

Royal Dornoch Golf Club (Championship)
Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
5.5
15
6
4
Royal Dornoch Golf Club (Championship)
Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
Royal Dornoch Golf Club is spellbinding. It seems to mesmerise amateur and professional golfers from all over the world and many make the pilgrimage to this natural links at some point in their lives.
Discover more
Read 162 reviews
Cabot Highlands Castle Stuart
Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
Cruden Bay Golf Club (Championship)
Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Trump International Golf Links - Old Course
Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

Royal Aberdeen Golf Club (Balgownie)
Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Nairn Golf Club (Championship)
Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
Cabot Highlands Old Petty
Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
Brora Golf Club
Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
Trump International Golf Links - New Course
Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

Skibo Castle - Carnegie Links
Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom

5.0

9 2

Cabot Highlands Castle Stuart

Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom

Cabot Highlands Castle Stuart now offers some serious competition to both Royal Dornoch and Nairn when it comes to attracting visiting golfers, but that's a good thing for the Highlands where the golfing bar of excellence is very high.

Discover more

Read 104 reviews

5.0

Cruden Bay Golf Club (Championship)

Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

Cruden Bay is an inspirational golf course, regarded by some as quirky and considered by others as a masterpiece. Either way, this is a thrilling place to play golf because the designers used the original lie of the land to fantastic effect.

Discover more

Read 114 reviews

5.0

Trump International Golf Links - Old Course

Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

Championship links golf routed through spectacular dunes on Scotland's North Sea coast. Martin Hawtree's 2012 design stretches 7,428 yards across the Menie Estate at Balmedie, hosting the DP World Tour's Scottish Championship from 2025. Located 16km north of Aberdeen, with the New Course adjacent.

Book Tee Time

Discover more

Read 76 reviews

Premium Partner

5.0

Royal Aberdeen Golf Club (Balgownie)

Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

The Balgownie at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club is a traditional out and back links course running along the shore of the North Sea and it has one of the finest first nine holes in golf.

Discover more

Read 85 reviews

4.5

19 3

Nairn Golf Club (Championship)

Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom

Championship links on Moray Firth coastline, founded 1887 with contributions from Old Tom Morris and James Braid. Host venue for Walker Cup 1999, Curtis Cup 2012, and Amateur Championships. Highland location offers year-round play with exceptional greens and traditional out-and-back routing alongside Scottish beaches.

Book Tee Time

Discover more

Read 77 reviews

5.0

20 4

Cabot Highlands Old Petty

Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom

Cabot Highlands will be a rare 36-hole venue with two 18-hole links golf courses from modern-day great golf course architects Tom Doak and Gil Hanse.

Discover more

Read 8 reviews

5.0

23 5

Brora Golf Club

Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom

Brora Golf Club is a fine, natural seaside links. A Highland delicacy to be tasted alongside Royal Dornoch. Brora is one of the jewels in James Braid's crown.

Discover more

Read 78 reviews

5.5

Trump International Golf Links - New Course

Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

Trump International's New Course opened in July 2025 across three distinct landscapes on Aberdeenshire's coast. Designed by Martin Hawtree, Christian Lundin and Christine Fraser, the course completes Scotland's premier modern 36-hole links destination for Aberdeen golf holidays.

Book Tee Time

Discover more

Read 7 reviews

Premium Partner

4.5

25 6

Skibo Castle - Carnegie Links

Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom

The Carnegie Club is located on the edge of the beautiful Dornoch Firth with views of the Struie Hills, the 7500-acre Skibo Castle estate is something very special. It’s a place where fairytales meet reality.

Discover more

Read 26 reviews

Golf Courses/
Britain & Ireland/
Scotland/
North Scotland

North Scotland

Leaderboard for North Scotland

North Scotland

Royal Dornoch Golf Club (Championship)

Royal Dornoch Golf Club (Championship)

Cabot Highlands Castle Stuart

Cruden Bay Golf Club (Championship)

Trump International Golf Links - Old Course

Royal Aberdeen Golf Club (Balgownie)

Nairn Golf Club (Championship)

Cabot Highlands Old Petty

Brora Golf Club

Trump International Golf Links - New Course

Skibo Castle - Carnegie Links

Leaderboard for North Scotland

Royal Dornoch Golf Club (Championship)

Royal Dornoch Golf Club (Championship)

Cabot Highlands Castle Stuart

Cruden Bay Golf Club (Championship)

Trump International Golf Links - Old Course

Royal Aberdeen Golf Club (Balgownie)

Nairn Golf Club (Championship)

Cabot Highlands Old Petty

Brora Golf Club

Trump International Golf Links - New Course

Skibo Castle - Carnegie Links

Cabot Highlands Castle Stuart

Cruden Bay Golf Club (Championship)

Trump International Golf Links - Old Course

Royal Aberdeen Golf Club (Balgownie)

Nairn Golf Club (Championship)

Cabot Highlands Old Petty

Brora Golf Club

Trump International Golf Links - New Course

Skibo Castle - Carnegie Links