about the course
The Carrick
The Carrick on Loch Lomond is the 71-par course designed by the acclaimed golf course designer Doug Carrick, this stunning course uses every inch of the dramatic landscape straddling the fault lines between the Scottish lowlands and highlands with nine holes set in each. Elevated holes offer spectacular views of Loch Lomond to the west and Ben Lomond to the north, this stimulating and challenging course for golfers of all abilities has played host to the Ladies Scottish Open and recently to the PGA Cup. It boasts a spectacular layout, offering a truly memorable day’s golf of magnificently maintained, with velvet greens and testy sloping fairways. Nine holes stick to classic Scottish Lowland along the banks of Loch Lomond, while the other nine make you climb to tackle Highland heath and tee off on sloping fairways. Beware the distraction of the loch as you traverse the various lagoons and an incredible 118 bunkers. Make use of the stunning practice facility and prepare yourself for the island green in the middle of a lagoon, the perfect test for the most accomplished of golfers. A truly breathtaking day’s golf deep in the Highlands. Down by the Loch. True love awaits all who rise to the challenge
Nine holes, that’s all it is you tell yourself. But it’s so much more than that. “Wee Demon” by name, “Wee Demon” by nature. You slalom the course, avoiding the deviously placed sand traps and water hazards. Hole by hole the ‘Demon” tests you to the full. Even the par threes are tricky. Then you hit the par five. Magnificent and wickedly clever. You long for the undulating vastness of the Carrick, but feel strangely intrigued to continue with this enigma of a course. ‘I thought i was a single handicapper’, you question as the Demon’ confounds you all the way back to the clubhouse.