Castle Stuart
Petty, Inverness, Scotland
Castle Stuart in 2009
Castle Stuart is located in Highland
Castle Stuart
Castle Stuart
Coordinates57°31′41″N 4°06′22″W / 57.528°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

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

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 fifteen 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 464550305191447560461218364353040514452844138642133522459534797009
White 3605302901764305224512083503317 36013051841636040932521050832366553
Green 3304862661614015054291923303100 34111550436334738831019549030536153
Blue 3304862661613324113591923302867 34111550430334731431013349028575724
Red 2994002361513324113591662262580 3159141430331831426013342025685148
SI 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. 1 2 3 4 "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 15 August 2016. 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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