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Looking after the staff and ensuring that they are all involved in the growth of the club will ensure that we continue to be recognised as one of the best golfing locations in the world.
Neil Hampton, Royal Dornoch’s General Manager
These prestigious occasions will showcase our wonderful links course and the wider Highlands which has a wealth of golfing attributes.
Fraser Cromarty, CEO at The Nairn Golf Club and chairman of HGL
The community fund is a great gesture by the golf club and will help a number of organisations locally.
Mark McAuley, coach of Dornoch City FC
Visitors who come to this area for a golfing break can be sure they will enjoy some of the best scenery, best courses and best facilities and customer care around.
Fraser Cromarty, chairman of Highland Golf Links
The film produced this year highlights the quality of our three spectacular courses and four luxury accommodation partners and will be a valuable new tool in marketing the area at home and abroad.
Fraser Cromarty, HGL chairman
Royal Dornoch is an historic and illustrious venue which will provide a tough but highly enjoyable challenge
Shona Malcolm, CEO of the Ladies’ Golf Union
The club values highly its position in the local community and takes seriously the role it plays in supporting local causes.
Neil Hampton, Royal Dornoch Golf Club’s general manager
The PhD study is providing some fascinating insights into the history of golf in the Highlands
Fraser Cromarty, chairman of HGL
Tomatin Distillery is to be congratulated for installing these machines and its support for the Pro-Am competition will further help Bernard Gallacher’s campaign which will have benefits across the country.
Fraser Cromarty, HGL chairman
Time and again our leading links courses are being rated highly by major golf publications, which demonstrates the high regard in which the clubs and the area is held.
Fraser Cromarty, chairman of Highland Golf Links
In our third year as title sponsor, I am delighted to say that this year’s event is looking to be the best yet
Stephen Bremner, Tomatin’s sales director
BMW and Royal Dornoch Golf Club are two blue chip brands and it makes sense to work together in a way that can be mutually beneficial.
Barrie McDonald, senior sales executive at Calterdon.
Having three courses inside the top 40 of Golf World’s list is fantastic news for the Highlands. The fact that these courses are accessible for visitors and can be played over the course of a weekend makes golfing breaks in this part of the world easy to manage and very rewarding.
Fraser Cromarty, chairman of Highland Golf Links
“The system enables us to provide a far better service to our members and is already proving really popular.
Neil Hampton, general manager at Royal Dornoch Golf Club
I am looking forward to playing three of my favourite courses and would like to thank Tomatin for giving us all the opportunity to enjoy this experience.
Bernard Gallacher
“Royal Dornoch is a very special place and one of the finest golf courses I have visited in all my travels. I am very proud to be wearing the club logo at all the major golf tournaments this year.
Matthew Harris
“I believe we have achieved the right balance which suits both local residents and our playing clients.”
Neil Hampton, Royal Dornoch Golf Club’s general manager
“I am delighted to announce that Fraser has agreed to become our new CEO. He is very well known and widely respected in the golfing world and has a wealth of management and financial experience under his belt.
Malcolm Jones, Captain of The Nairn Golf Club
“This is the highest we have ever been placed and it can only enhance our reputation and the reputation of the Highlands of Scotland as a leading golfing destination.”
Neil Hampton, Royal Dornoch Golf Club’s general manager
“The partnership has been extremely successful in attracting golfing visitors to enjoy the finest golf links and luxury accommodation in a beautiful part of the world
Fraser Cromarty, chairman of HGL
The viewing figures are spectacular and can only enhance the reputation of the Highlands of Scotland as a major golfing destination.
Fraser Cromarty, sales and marketing director at Castle Stuart Golf Links
“We have had an amazing first five years and thought it would be an ideal way to mark this milestone with a Highland dram.”
Fraser Cromarty, sales and marketing director at Castle Stuart Golf Links
“Installing a defibrillator provides the best possible help in the event of an emergency.
Yvonne Forgan, manager of Nairn Golf Club
Although I am not a doctor, I am convinced that Neil’s actions were not only wildly and unusually considerate, but also life-saving.”
American golfing visitor Marilyn Holter
“The Tomatin Single Malt Pro-Am is a unique event and a major date in the golfing calendar which is shown in the number of players who have already booked for next year.”
Fraser Cromarty, sales and marketing director at Castle Stuart Links and chairman of Highland Golf Links,
“America is an exceptionally important market for us as 25 per cent of our golfing visitors and 35 per cent of spending comes from the US.
Fraser Cromarty, chairman of Highland Golf Links
The scale of investment in the partner organisations is indicative of the importance we place on quality in all aspects of our business in attracting repeat and new visits to the Highlands.
Fraser Cromarty, chairman of Highland Golf Links
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GOLF CLUB IN NEW DRIVE TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE FIND CAREERS

News releaseHighland Golf Links • Royal Dornoch seeks Investors in Young People accreditation• Golf club committed to helping careers of youngsters• Award would be further step to help growth of businessA world famous golf club is aiming to lead the field by becoming the first business of its kind in Scotland to secure a prestigious accolade for working with young people. The Royal Dornoch Golf Club is seeking to achieve Investors in Young People (IIYP) accreditation as a way of developing young members of staff and continue its strategy for excellence on and off the course.

BOYS KEEP SWINGING TOWARDS DATE IN NAIRN

News releaseHighland Golf Links · The Nairn Golf Club to host prestigious Boys Amateur Championship in 2017 · Leading event returns to Moray Firth links course after 28 years · Club plans improvements for the new yearAn international golfing tournament that helped spawn the careers of Rory McIllroy,  Sergio Garcia and Jose Maria Olazabal is to be held at The Nairn Golf Club for the first time in over a quarter of a century. The R&A, golf’s governing body, announced today (Wednesday, 17 December) the renowned Moray Firth links course will host the prestigious Boys Amateur

FOOTBALLERS SCORE FROM GOLFERS’ COMMUNITY SPIRIT

News releaseHighland Golf Links · First beneficiaries of new golf club community fund · Football team awarded initial donation from Royal Dornoch initiative · Green fees income will support local causesGolfers at an internationally renowned course have set the ball rolling in a community initiative by chipping in to help neighbouring footballers. Earlier this year the Royal Dornoch Golf Club set up a community fund to support local groups, using a percentage of the net green fee income from visitors who come from all parts of the world to play the famous links course. The

GOLF TOURISM AWARDS RECOGNISE HIGHLAND CLUBS

Press ReleaseHighland Golf Links · Two Highland clubs commended in inaugural golf tourism awards · Royal Dornoch and Castle Stuart feature on shortlist · Further boost for region as golfing destinationFacilities and customer care at two of the Highlands’ leading golf clubs have been recognised by visitors in an online poll. Royal Dornoch Golf Club and Castle Stuart Golf Links were finalists in separate categories in the inaugural Scottish Golf Tourism Awards which celebrated the courses, clubs and individuals that excelled in delivering quality, service and value for money

NEW FILM WILL PUT HIGHLAND GOLF COURSES IN THE FRAME

Press ReleaseHighland Golf Links · Tomatin Pro-Am hailed another success · Golfers already booked for 2015 event · New film will promote Highlands to golf touristsA short film of a prestigious golf tournament is to be used to promote the Highlands as a leading golfing tourism destination to visitors worldwide. The three-minute film was shot during the three-day Tomatin Single Malt Homecoming Pro-Am which was held from 30 September to 2 October over a trio of leading links courses. The 54-hole event featured 200 players in 50 teams - led by former Ryder Cup player and

ALL THE SENIOR LADIES HEADING TO DORNOCH FOR OPEN EVENT

News releaseHighland Golf Links · Royal Dornoch hosts Senior Ladies British Open Amateur Championship · Almost 100 golfers from 16 countries coming to Sutherland · Famous links honoured to welcome prestigious tournamentThe internationally-renowned Championship Course at Royal Dornoch Golf Club will host the world’s best senior ladies amateur golfers next week for one of he calendar’s major tournaments. A strong field of nearly 100 golfers from around the globe will contest the three-day Senior Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship which is being held at Royal Dornoch for

ROYAL DORNOCH GOLFERS PITCHING IN TO HELP COMMUNITY

News releaseHighland Golf Links · New community fund set up by golf club · Royal Dornoch donations to help local groups · Green fees income will support local causesGolfers at an internationally renowned course are evoking the philanthropic spirit of a former neighbour and vice president, Andrew Carnegie, by using their own funds to help good causes locally. The Royal Dornoch Golf Club has set up a community fund which will give donations to groups to help their work. The fund is being set up using a percentage of the net green fee income from visitors who come from all

GOLF LINKS TO EDUCATION UNCOVERED BY ACADEMIC STUDY

News ReleaseHighland Golf Links · Study uncovers new evidence of golf and education links · Research examining sporting traditions around Moray Firth · Project is bridging gap in centuries-old knowledgeGolf and education have been playing partners for centuries in Dornoch, evidence uncovered from an academic study on sport and culture around the Moray Firth has confirmed. Wade Cormack has completed the first year of the three-year Royal Dornoch PhD studentship at the University of the Highlands and Islands’ Centre for History. The Royal Dornoch Golf Club has donated £54,000

TOMATIN RESPONSE TO CAMPAIGN IS ABOVE PAR

Press ReleaseHighland Golf Links · Tomatin Distillery installs new defibrillators · Decision on life-saving machines inspired by golf hero’s campaign · Interest growing in Pro-Am at Castle Stuart, Royal Dornoch and NairnThe sponsor of a leading Scottish golf event has bought three life-saving defibrillators after being inspired by a former Ryder Cup captain’s campaign. Machines purchased from St Andrew’s First Aid have now been placed inside Tomatin Distillery and in its visitor centre. They will provide an emergency response for the 50 staff and the distillery’s 20,000

HIGHLAND GOLF COURSES AMONG EUROPEAN ELITE

News releaseHighland Golf Links · Three Highland golf links among top 100 courses in Europe · Royal Dornoch, Castle Stuart and Nairn all praised by German magazine · Another accolade for golf tourism in the areaThree of the Scottish Highlands’ leading golf courses have been named among the 100 best places to play in Europe by a prestigious magazine. The Championship Course at Royal Dornoch Golf Club is ranked third in the list compiled by the German publication Golf Journal. Castle Stuart Golf Links is placed 33rd on the list and The Nairn Golf Club 81st. All three

TOMATIN PRO-AM ATTRACTS INTEREST FROM HOME AND ABROAD

Press ReleaseHighland Golf Links · Golfers snap up places for Tomatin Single Malt Homecoming Pro-Am · Strong European interest in 54-hole, three-day competition · Players to compete at Castle Stuart, Royal Dornoch and Nairn · Defibrillator campaign to benefit from leading eventAs the Ryder Cup approaches, another strong contingent of European golfers is heading for Scotland to compete for a prestigious prize. Players from Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland and across the UK are lining up to take part in the annual Tomatin Single Malt Homecoming Pro-Am over three

GOLF CLUB TEES UP CAR DEAL WITH BMW

News releaseRoyal Dornoch Golf Club · Inverness BMW dealer links with golf club · Deal benefits Royal Dornoch for rest of season · Junior competition to be sponsoredRoyal Dornoch Golf Club has teamed up with BMW to make driving a high class experience both on and off the course. Officials at the world renowned club have been given use of a 520d M Sport Touring for the rest of the season, courtesy of Calterdon, the Inverness BMW dealer. The car, which has the famous Royal Dornoch wildcat crest on each side, will be used to take club representatives to competitions and for

HIGHLAND HAT-TRICK AS THREE COURSES PROVIDE GOLFING FEAST

News releaseHighland Golf Links · Three Highland golf courses among top 40 in Britain and Ireland · Royal Dornoch, Nairn and Castle Stuart all praised by players · Further boost to golf tourism in the areaThree of the Highlands’ most prestigious golf courses have been named among the 40 best places to play in Great Britain and Ireland. Royal Dornoch Golf Club is placed 9th, The Nairn Golf Club 26th and Castle Stuart Golf Links 31st in the list of 100 leading GB&I courses compiled by Golf World magazine. All three are part of the Highland Golf Links (HGL) partnership which

DORNOCH GOLFERS USING PHONES TO CALL THE SHOTS

News releaseRoyal Dornoch Golf Club · Royal Dornoch golfers leading the way in green technology · Players will have more accurate information on pin placements · Information sent straight to smartphones on courseGolfers at Royal Dornoch are among the first in the world to use their smartphones to help them become more accurate from the fairways. A new App launched this year enables greenkeepers to enter flagstick locations on their phones once the hole is cut. The information is then sent to the course office which allows pin sheets for golfers to be printed quicker and

RYDER CUP HERO GALLACHER LINES UP FOR TOMATIN PRO-AM

Press ReleaseHighland Golf Links · Bernard Gallacher to lead Tomatin Pro-Am team · Ryder Cup hero heads field of 280 golfers for three-day contest · Defibrillator campaign to benefit from leading event · Players to compete over Castle Stuart, Royal Dornoch and NairnFormer Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher is to lead a field of nearly 300 golfers teeing up for the Tomatin Homecoming Single Malt Pro-Am over three of Scotland’s most renowned links courses later this year. Gallacher played in eight Ryder Cups and was captain three times, including a victory at Oak Hill in

ROYAL DORNOCH IN THE FRAME AT GOLF MAJORS

News releaseRoyal Dornoch Golf Club · Royal Dornoch to get high profile promotion at golf majors · World renowned photographer adopts club logo · Wildcat emblem will feature at leading tournamentsAs the first golf Major of the year gets under way with the Masters Tournament, the distinctive Royal Dornoch wildcat will be quietly stalking the world’s top players in the form of award-winning photographer Matthew Harris. Harris, a favourite of some of the sport’s biggest names, will be wearing the Royal Dornoch Golf Club wildcat logo on his trademark floppy white hat and polo

MARCH DATE FOR RE-OPENING OF ROYAL DORNOCH CLASSIC HOLE

News releaseHighland Golf Links · Iconic 3rd hole at Royal Dornoch re-aligned · New design will help safety and protect course’s character · March date for full re-openingOne of the classic holes on Royal Dornoch Golf Club’s internationally-renowned Championship Course will be fully re-opened in March after being re-aligned. The re-design of the 413-yard 3rd hole was approved at the club’s annual meeting in August 2013. Work started in October and was completed by mid-December. The club was formed in 1877, but in recent years houses have been built overlooking the hole.

NAIRN LOOKS TO CROMARTY TO DRIVE FUTURE SUCCESS

News ReleaseHighland Golf Links · New CEO for The Nairn Golf Club · Role goes to Castle Stuart sales and marketing director · PGA member has extensive experience in golfing industryThe Nairn Golf Club has appointed Fraser Cromarty as its new Chief Executive Officer after a successful seven years with Castle Stuart Golf Links. Fraser, 39, who has been sales and marketing director at Castle Stuart since its opening, takes up his new role on 4 February. A member of the Professional Golfers’ Association, he has extensive experience in club development and promoting the

ROYAL DORNOCH ADVANCES UP WORLD LEADER BOARD

News ReleaseHighland Golf Links · Royal Dornoch voted 6th best golf course in the world · Renowned links is highest placed British mainland course and second in Europe · Golf Digest accolade is best ever ranking for DornochThe internationally renowned links at Royal Dornoch Golf Club has been voted the 6th best golf course in the world by a leading magazine. The famous Championship Course in Sutherland is placed ahead of St Andrews (7), regarded as the Home of Golf, and Muirfield (8), which hosted The Open last year, in the list of the top 100 courses drawn up by Golf Digest.

VISITOR DRIVE PAYS OFF FOR GOLFING VENUES

News releaseHighland Golf Links · Golfing visitors lining up to play in the Highlands · Off-peak breaks attracting interest from around the world · Bookings already healthy for 2014Golfers are teeing up another successful year for the Highlands after already providing a £500,000-plus off-peak spending boost to the area’s leading courses and hotels. Players from across the UK and abroad have already booked 218 Play and Stay packages for the ‘shoulder’ months of April and October-November 2014, featuring three of Scotland’s top courses and four leading hotels. The packages

TOURISM BOOM LINKS TO CASTLE STUART’S ROLE

News ReleaseHighland Golf Links · Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open reaches over 526 million households · TV coverage promotes Castle Stuart and Highlands to global audience · Tourism boom expected from spectacular images beaming around the worldGlobal television exposure worth more than £53 million is expected to bring a golfing tourist boom for the Highlands next year. Spectacular TV pictures of the area around Castle Stuart Golf Links near Inverness were beamed to more than 500 million households around the world during the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open in

CASTLE STUART RAISES A TOAST TO FIRST FIVE YEARS

News releaseHighland Golf Links · Limited edition whisky marks Castle Stuart milestone · Tomatin dram celebrates links’ first five years · Only 340 bottles being released by clubCastle Stuart Golf Links has marked its card with a successful 5, and is celebrating with a rare dram. The course that played host to the Scottish Open for the last three years, is celebrating its first five golfing seasons by teaming up with Tomatin Distillery to create a limited edition Castle Stuart Links Highland single malt whisky. The club is releasing a maximum of 340 uniquely numbered

MOBILE MACHINE COULD BE A LIFESAVER FOR GOLFERS

News ReleaseHighland Golf Links · Nairn Golf Club buys lifesaving defibrillator · Mobile machine will provide fast emergency response · Equipment will also be for wider community benefitAn internationally-renowned golf club has installed a defibrillator in its clubhouse to provide a potentially lifesaving response for members. Nairn Golf Club is ensuring that staff are trained in the use of the equipment to react swiftly to an emergency if a player suffers a cardiac arrest on the course. Home to the Walker Cup in 1999 and the Curtis Cup in 2012, Nairn will play host to

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