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Royal Dornoch Golf club is one of Scotland’s top venuesCredit: Getty – Contributor 6<\/p>\n A new clubhouse is scheduled to be completed this summerCredit: KEPPIE DEISGN 6<\/p>\n The club purchased 50 acres of adjacent farmland last year with plans to expand 6<\/p>\n Another angle of the clubhouseCredit: KEPPIE DESIGN<\/p>\n Royal Dornoch is a pilgrimage destination for golfers across the globe and is one of five Scottish courses that feature in the UK top 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n And last year it was voted the second best course in the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, its somewhat remote location in the Highlands of Scotland and its small clubhouse mean it has never hosted a major professional tournament.<\/p>\n But a new building is scheduled to be finished by the end of June and late last year the club purchased 50 acres of adjacent farmland<\/a> with a view to constructing new holes on the property.<\/p>\n Further details of those plans have now surfaced with Royal Dornoch teaming up with an international design firm to work on the land.<\/p>\n The US-based King Collins Dormer Golf Course Design (KCD) has come up with a masterplan that includes the potential creation of a par-3 course and improvements to the existing holes at the famous links venue.<\/p>\n Royal Dornoch’s Championship course is the one that takes most of the acclaim but it has another 18-hole course, the Struie, as part of its offering.<\/p>\n The new land is adjacent to the Struie course and KDC has been invited to rework some of the holes there.<\/p>\n On top of that, they are looking to potentially add new ones from within the new parcel of land – either for the Struie course or the new short course.<\/p>\n It will put the Highlands club in the position to offer three courses for visitors in the future.<\/p>\n Royal Dornoch Golf Club voted second best golf course in the WORLD, and golf pro Andrew Skinner tells why<\/p>\n Royal Dornoch general manager Neil Hampton said: \u201cThese are exciting times for everyone connected with Royal\u00a0Dornoch\u00a0and with the clubhouse on target to welcome golfers from around the world next season, our thoughts are already turning to the next project.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cUsually, the opening of a new clubhouse which has been mooted for 30 years or more would mark the end of the journey for any golf club but for Royal\u00a0Dornoch\u00a0it is about what the\u00a0next step is going to be.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe investment being made will pave the way for even greater economic and employment\u00a0benefits for the wider community and, hopefully, there will be more good news to come as\u00a0and when the Coul Links project gets the green light from the Scottish Government.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cGolf has long been the key economic driver in this part of the country and\u00a0additional, high\u00a0quality, eco-friendly championship courses created by highly regarded designers can only\u00a0enhance our reputation as a golfing destination and encourage visitors to extend their stay in\u00a0the Highlands.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is early days in the process, but the nine panel members were unanimous in selecting\u00a0KCD as the preferred architects we will be working with in the years ahead.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cKCD have also been invited to create new holes for the\u00a0Struie\u00a0Course which will\u00a0complement those being preserved on the existing\u00a0course.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe parcel of land we have secured provides scope for us to offer three fine courses at\u00a0Royal\u00a0Dornoch\u00a0in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n Hampton revealed that they had multiple offers <\/p>\n Hampton added: \u201cWe were\u00a0very impressed\u00a0with all the golf course architects who pitched to us, and we are\u00a0lucky that so many highly respected players in the industry were eager to be involved with\u00a0Royal\u00a0Dornoch.<\/p>\n \u201cBut the KCD team\u2019s imaginative concept and passion for Royal\u00a0Dornoch\u00a0and using the land\u00a0at our disposal in\u00a0a different way, captured our imagination.\u201d<\/p>\n Next in the pipeline is a driving range and a new putting green.<\/p>\n And the club has insisted the Struie will remain open as an 18-hole course regardless of whatever changes are being made as the transformation takes place.<\/p>\n Hampton said: \u201cThey will be very much hands-on from start to finish, taking the project from the drawing\u00a0board to the construction phase and completion.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are at the\u00a0early stages\u00a0of the process and detailed plans and costings will be put before\u00a0the membership further down the line for their approval.<\/p>\n \u201cWhatever the final lay-out is for the new course, the\u00a0Struie\u00a0must be available as an 18-hole\u00a0course for members and visitors throughout the construction phase.<\/p>\n \u201cA driving range has long been on the members\u2019 wish list but working towards a new\u00a0clubhouse always assumed priority status.<\/p>\n Read more on the Scottish Sun<\/p>\n \u201cWith everything moving along smoothly on that front the time is right to broaden\u00a0our\u00a0horizons.<\/p>\n \u201cNow we can look confidently towards leaving an even more impressive legacy that will be\u00a0embraced by future generations golfing at Royal\u00a0Dornoch.\u201d<\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n The layout of the Struie course at the momentCredit: Alamy 6<\/p>\n Royal Dornoch bosses with members of the King Collins Dormer design team<\/p>\n![\"Illustration](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Article_Visual_External_Championship-1st-Tee_Square-on.jpg\")
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