A typical example is the 2nd hole, a par 3 with a steep fall on both sides and rear. Tom Watson is credited with the quote that the most difficult shot in golf is the second to the 2nd at Royal Dornoch. However the climate is much better that the latitude would suggest. Ecological studies prove that Dornoch only has one quarter of the rainfall experienced elsewhere in the Highlands and the Gulf Stream, which turns south after passing the North of Scotland, influences temperatures in the Dornoch Firth. Despite its northern location, improvements to roads means that the journey from Edinburgh to Dornoch is now less than 4 hours.
Inverness airport is one hours drive away.
The club provides a helipad adjacent to the clubhouse and there is a grass airstrip on the lower links. At this point I would like the music of the Four Seasons to accompany this script and perhaps at some time my daughter, who provides the computer expertise behind the site, will find a way to do this. However by early May, and lasting for 4-5 weeks, the golf course becomes a vision of golden blooms from the whins and broom covering the slopes of the old dunes bordering the course. This is the peak season for the club and tee times have to be reserved early for both Members and visitors. July is particularly busy.