Brora is a links of the far north, an hour and twenty minutes up the A9 from Inverness Airport in the old industrial village of the same name. James Braid drew the plan that is played today, and the club says it has hardly been altered since. The outward nine runs along Kintradwell Bay with the Ord of Caithness ahead; the inward nine comes home beside croft land. Livestock graze the links, so expect to share it. Green fees are well below the bigger Highland names, and the village has its own railway station.
Brora Golf Club green fees and tee times.
Book online on the club’s visitor booking page, up to 182 days ahead. Everything else goes by email to reservations@broragolfclub.co.uk: groups, junior and reciprocal bookings, anything further out than 182 days, and the UK member rate. That rate needs a CDH number or a letter of introduction from a UK club, and iGolf and OpenPlay members do not qualify. Payment is due within 14 days of booking, or at once if play is within 14 days, and unpaid times are deleted. Cancel up to eight days ahead for a full refund; after that you get a transferable voucher valid for 12 months. No handicap limit is published.
INDICATIVE GREEN FEE · CHECKED NOVEMBER 2026From £90
2027 visitor rates. May to September £195 before 14:50, £120 at the UK member rate; April and October £160 in the morning; twilight from 15:00 (13:30 in October), March and early November £90.
May to September, until 14:50
£195
May to September, UK club member rate
£120
April, until 14:50
£160
October, until 13:20
£160
Twilight, April to September from 15:00
£90
March (full course, no mats)
£90
1 to 14 November
£90
Unaccompanied junior
£50
Prices change by season and booking route, so confirm the current rate with the operator. Official rates ↗
The round, in perspective.
The club dates from 1891. In 1923 the committee invited James Braid to look at the course; he visited the following year and charged £25 plus travelling expenses for a redesigned eighteen, and his plan was largely carried out as he drew it. From the white tees the course measures 6,211 yards to a par of 70, split evenly at 35 out and 35 back across 194 acres of bent grass, burns and gorse. The 6th is a 190-yard par 3. A railway line comes into play from the 10th tee, and the short 13th, named Snake, winds back towards the sea. The round ends on a par 3 whose bunkered green needs a carry of about 200 yards, played in full view of the clubhouse windows. Brora is the headquarters of the James Braid Golfing Society.
Know before you go.
Buggies
£45 a round; limited, priority to medical certificate holders
Trolleys
Pull £5, power £20
Club hire
£49 a round
Dress
Smart casual; jeans allowed on the course and in the clubhouse
Dogs
On a lead at all times, as livestock roam the links
Make the trip work.
Brora is the northern anchor of a Sutherland and Easter Ross trip, and the club sells joint tickets that make the most of it. For April to October 2026 the Brora and Golspie ticket and the Brora and Royal Dornoch Struie ticket each cost £260, while Brora and Tain costs £235, or £190 at the UK member rate. The second round must come within three days of the first. Members of clubs in the Association of James Braid courses pay £90 from April to October, and the first junior playing with an adult goes free.
Inverness Airport is about an hour and twenty minutes by car, and Inverness itself is 58 miles south on the A9, which crosses the Cromarty and Dornoch firths on the way. Hire cars are available at the airport. Brora station, unstaffed but in the village centre, sits on the Far North Line between Inverness and Wick. The clubhouse is on Golf Road at the north-east edge of the village.
Brora is a village of around 1,200 people, so the choice is small but close to the course. The Royal Marine Hotel stands at the village end of Golf Road, a short walk from the first tee. The club’s own accommodation page groups other options into hotels, self catering, inns and B&Bs, and camping pods and cabins. Golfers who want a larger base often stay in Dornoch, about 25 minutes south, and drive up for the day.
Make a trip of it.
Golspie is the neighbour to the south and is part of a joint ticket, as is Royal Dornoch’s Struie course. Tain is around 35 minutes away across the Dornoch Firth bridge. In Brora itself, the Clynelish distillery, built in 1967, still takes visitors, and Capaldi’s, an ice-cream business whose Brora roots go back to the 1920s, has its pink shop on Fountain Square. The Brora Heritage Centre, opened by King Charles in August 2025, tells the story of the coal mine, brickworks and saltpans that once made this the industrial heart of the Highlands.
Find your season.
Visitors can book from March, when the full course is open without mats, until mid-November. From 16 November 2026 to 28 February 2027 the course is for members and reciprocal guests only. The greens are cored each year in mid to late September, provisionally from 16 September in 2026, and take about two weeks to recover.
For 2027 the morning rate from May to September is £195, or £120 for golfers who can prove membership of a UK club. April and October cost £160, and the twilight rate is £90. Juniors playing alone pay £50, and the first junior with an adult plays free.
Are there animals on Brora golf course?
Yes. The club says livestock roam freely on the links, which is why dogs must stay on a lead at all times. Dogs are not allowed in open competitions, the clubhouse or the shop.
Can I play Brora in winter?
Not as a normal visitor. From 16 November 2026 to the end of February 2027 tee times are kept for members and reciprocal guests. Visitor golf restarts in March, on full greens without mats, at £90.
Can I get to Brora Golf Club by train?
Yes. Brora has its own station on the Far North Line from Inverness, in the centre of the village. It is unstaffed, so check ScotRail times before you travel. Golf Road and the clubhouse are a short walk from the station.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
