Brora Needs Help If It Is To Exist Beyond The COVD-19 Shutdown

Looking back at Brora’s 18th green three years ago.

Looking back at Brora’s 18th green three years ago.

One of golf’s oldest and neatest places has shut down as ordered by the government, but is also signaling to members that survival is up in the air. Thanks to reader Chris for highlighting this distressing Tweet posted by Brora Golf Club to its members.

FYI to those looking to show some support: the club accepts international members. Even better, “membership applications are not required to be proposed and seconded by a member of the Brora Golf Club.” Al Czervik, eat your heart out!

Here is the how-to-apply page with prices (£305.00 + Scottish Golf Levy of £18).

If you haven’t been to Brora, here are the finishing holes as well as No Laying Up’s Tourist Sauce and Erik Anders Lang’s episode on the course.

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This flyover does not do justice to the canyon-of-sin fronting the finishing par-3:

Oh, and Brora’s fantastic children’s course, the first hole:

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