Golf clubs

Muir of Ord Golf Club is a typical heathland/moorland course which has steadily improved and lenghtened throughout the years. It is now 5542 from the Medal tees, 5229 from the white tees and 5128 from the ladies. Party laid out by James Braid, the course dates from 1875 and is divided into two by the Inverness to Wick railway line. With play increasing over the course, the crossing of the busy road became such a hazard that three new holes were opened, making the two very short par 3 holes redundant. This led to a new 9th hole, which previously shared a fairway with the 8th hole. This also created a new 10th and 11th hole, while the 2 redundant holes have been turned into practice holes for the juniors,with funding from Club Golf.
On the new ground purchased, the new 414 yard 9th hole was built, which rises to a plateau green, then from the same level a par 3 measuring 169 yards from the white tees, downhill to the level of the 9th tee.
Unaffected by the changes, however now numbering hole 12 on the course, is perhaps the toughest par 3̍s to be found anywhere in the north. It measures 214 from the medal tees and there is only one place to land your ball, and that is on the green. There is a wood on the left and thick heather on the right, as well as a greenside bunker. There is also a dry ditch which runs at an angle across the fairway and to the left of the green.