Torvean Golf Club, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness. (1962 – 2019) 

The original nine-hole course opened in 1962. It was extended to eighteen- holes in the 1980s. 

The course closed in 2019 to make way for a new road development. A new course is to be provided by the Council to replace the old one. 

The main feature of the course was the nearby canal. Golfer’s also needed to cross two main roads during their adventurous rounds.  

The club first appeared in the Golfer’s Handbook in the mid 1970s but little information, except the name, was provided for several years.

Entry from the 1988 Golfer’s Handbook; Membership of 400; Secretary, A S Menzies; 18-holes, 4,308 yards, SSS 62; Amateur course record – A S Philip, 59; Green fees - £3.50 weekdays, (£4 at weekend.)

Golfer’s Handbook 1991; Membership 403; Secretary, A S Menzies; 18-holes, 5,784 yards, SSS 68; Course records – amatuer; D C Walker, 67; profesional, R Weir, 70; Visitors fees, £6.00, (£7.70.)

Golfer’s Handbook 1998; Founded 1962; Designed by T Hamilton; 18-holes, 5,784 yards, SSS 68; Visitors, £12 (14.)

Alan McPherson is in the process of playing all Scottish Golf Courses in aid of Cancer Research UK. In March 2010 Alan played the Torvean course and you can see his report on the link below.

 

https://scottishgolfcourses-allofthem.blogspot.com/2010/03/

 

 

Torvean Golf Club, Glenurquhart Road Course. Layout of the Torvean course.

 

Torvean Golf Club, Glenurquhart Road Course. Picture of the clubhouse and course.

 

Torvean Golf Club, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness. Views of the former golf course.

 

Torvean Golf Club, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness. Views of the former golf course.

 

Thanks to Dr. Douglas Lockhart who visited the site in Monday 6 December 2021 and took the pictures below.

Part of the earlier course is now parkland, a few former holes have been converted into a practice ground; holes 16 and 18 have been incorporated into the new King’s Course becoming the 18th and 1st respectively while the remaining area closest to the Premier Inn is either unused or has become part of the new road layout in West Inverness.

 

Torvean Golf Club, Glenurquhart Road Course. General view of the former course.

General view of the former course.

 

Torvean Golf Club, Glenurquhart Road Course. Picture of the fifth hole in the parkland.

 

Torvean Golf Club, Glenurquhart Road Course. Picture of the fifth hole in the parkland.

The above pictures show the fifth hole in the parkland.

 

Torvean Golf Club, Glenurquhart Road Course. Picture of the former seventh green.

The former seventh green can just about be seen.

 

Torvean Golf Club, Glenurquhart Road Course. Picture of the former fourteenth hole.

Fourteenth hole. Note how the former tee in the foreground has been flattened and the soil/turf removed.

 

Torvean Golf Club, Glenurquhart Road Course. Practice ground of the new King's Golf Club.

Practice ground of the new King’s Golf Club utilising former thirteenth Torvean hole.

 

Torvean Golf Club, Glenurquhart Road Course. Practice green - a former Torvean green.

Practice green – a former Torvean green.

 

Torvean Golf Club, Glenurquhart Road Course. An old Torvean sign and one of the new roads.

An old Torvean sign and one of the new roads.

 

Torvean Golf Club, Glenurquhart Road Course. The changing landscape of Torvean.

The changing landscape of Torvean.