Castle Stuart
The land the castle was built on was granted to James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray by his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots, following her return to Scotland in 1561. The successive murders of Stewart and his son-in-law, James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray, meant that the castle was finally completed by his grandson, James Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray, in 1625.
Though the castle initially flourished, it fell into disuse as the fortunes of the House of Stuart sank during the English Civil War and Charles I was executed. The castle lay derelict for 300 years before being restored; it is currently used as a luxury hotel.
Golf links
The seaside links golf course at Castle Stuart along Moray Firth opened fifteen years ago in 2009, co-designed by two Americans: managing partner Mark Parsinen and golf course architect Gil Hanse. It was voted as Best New Course for 2009 by Golf magazine.
The course hosted the Scottish Open in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2016.
Scorecard
| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 | |
| Black | 464 | 550 | 305 | 191 | 447 | 560 | 461 | 218 | 364 | 3530 | 405 | 144 | 528 | 441 | 386 | 421 | 335 | 224 | 595 | 3479 | 7009 | |
| White | 360 | 530 | 290 | 176 | 430 | 522 | 451 | 208 | 350 | 3317 | 360 | 130 | 518 | 416 | 360 | 409 | 325 | 210 | 508 | 3236 | 6553 | |
| Green | 330 | 486 | 266 | 161 | 401 | 505 | 429 | 192 | 330 | 3100 | 341 | 115 | 504 | 363 | 347 | 388 | 310 | 195 | 490 | 3053 | 6153 | |
| Blue | 330 | 486 | 266 | 161 | 332 | 411 | 359 | 192 | 330 | 2867 | 341 | 115 | 504 | 303 | 347 | 314 | 310 | 133 | 490 | 2857 | 5724 | |
| Red | 299 | 400 | 236 | 151 | 332 | 411 | 359 | 166 | 226 | 2580 | 315 | 91 | 414 | 303 | 318 | 314 | 260 | 133 | 420 | 2568 | 5148 | |
| SI | Men's | 9 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 12 |
Source:
References
- ^ "Castle Stuart". castlestuart.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ^ "Castle Stuart - Our History". castlestuart.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ^ Peper, George (February 2009). "Castle Stuart". Links. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ RNL (22 July 2009). "Parsinen chases the Open dream". Golf Course Architecture. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "New chapter begins for Barclays Scottish Open". European Tour. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Course guide" (PDF). Castle Stuart Golf Links. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Castle Stuart Golf Links Archived 18 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Highland Golf Links – Castle Stuart
- European Tour – Scottish Open
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