My home club is Haywards Heath in West Sussex, it’s a friendly members club and a course I never get tired of playing. I have many friends there and one of the questions I get asked a lot is where are you off to next? On this occasion my answer was Royal Dornoch, now I knew this would cause some interest because up until a few years ago, several of the guys who were in the bar were members at Royal Dornoch. They would have 3 or 4 trips up there every year. So of course the feed back was things like, You will really love it, even you could get a decent picture from there, it’s really worth the journey…. Well they were absolutely right on all accounts. Royal Dornoch for me is one of the most beautiful locations I have had the pleasure to shoot in a very long time. And this time of the year is one of the bests times to shoot it. A big thanks to Paul York who showed me around, his passion and knowledge for Royal Dornoch holds no boundaries, It’s easy to see why it’s been rated 21st in the Worlds top 100, I’ve been invited back by General Manager, Neil Hampton and guess what I can’t wait.

To get to Royal Dornoch I flew into Inverness airport and only 5 miles away there is another gem of a golf course called Castle Stuart. It’s only 3 years old but first impressions would suggest that this could easily be a much older traditional Scottish Links course. It’s sited overlooking one of the most stunning vistas you could wish for, from every hole you can see the sea and Highland mountains. It’s a good job that the course is one of the best I’ve had the pleasure to play as the backdrop could be a massive distraction to your game. You will be able to see the beauty of this course when it hosts the Scottish Open later in July. I played in an invitational competition which will hopefully be an annual event, my fingers are crossed hoping to return again next year.