Golf is life itself in the very far north of Scotland. Just as at St Andrews when the ice age left the seas receded, leaving coastal strips with sandy bays and fine bladed grass, later to become fairways making their way through gorse and dunes to some distant point later to become the 9th with nine others threading their way back from whence they started. So it has been at Reiss since 1870.

Founded by Sir George in 1870 under the watchful eye of James Braid, here are 18 holes of rare natural beauty running along Sinclairs Bay and surrounded by five coastal castles. This is true links of natural grasses, contours, finely shaped bunkers and fast fescued greens. Protected from sea breezes you will be accompanied by curlew and peewit, skylarks and skeins of wild geese. Wild flowers of rarity and beauty surround each hole.

The course was re-designed in 2003 by Ronan Rafferty – lengthening it to 6123 yards with a par of 69 – extremely challenging, particularly with a sea breeze. Some fairways have been repositioned and contoured. The signature 9^th “Tern”, a tricky par 3 nestling in the slopes of the sand dunes and within sight of many a passing sea trout in the estuary of the River Wester. The closing holes are tight and demanding but the greens fast and true with their natural fescues for which many a championship course would give an eye tooth.

The Club House is new and the members welcoming and friendly.

Wicks Golf Course

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