| This nine hole golf course is one of the
most beautifully situated golf courses in the world, enjoying a beautiful
position on a headland overlooking the Sound of Mull towards the mainland
of Scotland. Although hilly the course is suitable for trolleys.
The Tobermory Golf Club was founded in 1896
and the first match was played over a course just to the North of Tobermory
on June 10 that year. The present "heath and heather" course, was designed
by David Adams and built in 1935 on a superb site overlooking Tobermory
Bay and the Sound of Mull, and is acknowledged as one of the most scenic
courses in the whole of Scotland. (A
little more history click here)
It is a challenging course, beautifully maintained,
and offers a real test to golfers of any standard - witness the fact that
it has never been played to par. The dog-leg second and the par 3 seventh
are recognised as outstanding holes of golf.
As one visitor proclaimed; "Beware the view,
it can add strokes to your handicap!"
 Special exhibition rounds were played over
the course by leading Scottish amateur players during centenery celebrations
in 1996 and in 1999 the Club was honoured by a visit from Tom Watson who
played with a number of junior members and made very complementary comments
in the visitors book.
Green Fees may be paid at Brown's Shop, Tobermory,
the Western Isles Hotel, and Fairways Lodge, which has negotiated special
2 and 4 day golf tickets for guests.
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