Castle Stuart

Castle Stuart is a restored tower house on the banks of the Moray Firth, about 6.5 miles (10 km) northeast of Inverness.[1]

Not to be confused with Castle Stewart.
Castle Stuart
Petty, Inverness, Scotland
Castle Stuart in 2009
Castle Stuart
Coordinates57.528°N 4.106°W / 57.528; -4.106
Grid referencegrid reference NH744494
TypeTower house
Site information
OwnerPrivate
ConditionRestored
Site history
Builtbetween 1619 and 1625
Built byJames Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray
In use17th century; 20th and 21st centuries

The land the castle was built on was granted to James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray by his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots, following her return to Scotland in 1561.[2] The successive murders of Stewart and his son-in-law, James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray, meant that the castle was finally completed by his grandson, James Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray, in 1625.[2]

Though the castle initially flourished, it fell into disuse as the fortunes of the House of Stuart sank during the English Civil War and Charles I was executed.[2] The castle lay derelict for 300 years before being restored; it is currently used as a luxury hotel.[2]

The seaside links golf course at Castle Stuart along Moray Firth opened twelve years ago in 2009, co-designed by two Americans: managing partner Mark Parsinen and golf course architect Gil Hanse.[3][4] It was voted as Best New Course for 2009 by Golf magazine.[5]

The course hosted the Scottish Open in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2016.

Scorecard
Castle Stuart Golf Links
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Par 45434543436 4354444353672
Black 4645503051914475604612183643530 40514452844138642133522459534797009
White 3605302901764305224512083503317 36013051841636040932521050832366553
Green 3304862661614015054291923303100 34111550436334738831019549030536153
Blue 3304862661613324113591923302867 34111550430334731431013349028575724
Red 2994002361513324113591662262580 3159141430331831426013342025685148
Handicap Men's 9513177311511 14162410818612

Source:[6]

References
  1. "Castle Stuart". castlestuart.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. "Castle Stuart - Our History". castlestuart.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  3. Peper, George (February 2009). "Castle Stuart". Links. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  4. RNL (22 July 2009). "Parsinen chases the Open dream". Golf Course Architecture. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  5. "New chapter begins for Barclays Scottish Open". European Tour. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  6. "Course guide" (PDF). Castle Stuart Golf Links. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
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