Moray clubs host FootGolf Highland Championships across two courses

Rothes Golf Club hosted the FootGolf Association of Scotland Highland Championships and its own Rothes Open across Rothes and Craggan Golf Course near Grantown-on-Spey. The event sat inside Scotland’s official FootGolf structure, run by the FootGolf Association of Scotland, the governing body and registered charity founded in May 2020.

Matthew Morgan of Drumoig FGC won the Highland men’s title by one shot after rounds of 72, 69, 62 and 58. His closing 58 secured the title, and Michael Eardley of the GEE club finished runner-up in the Highland men’s event before taking the Rothes Open trophy.

Alan Morris claimed the over-55 men’s title on 240 and posted a 55 that included covering the Rothes front nine in just 24 kicks. Sheila Strickland won the women’s championship, Will Morrison of Wales took the over-45s title, John Barratt of Alba FootGolf Club won the amateur championship, and 21-year-old Sam McGoldrick of Cumbernauld captured the Kent Cup qualifying event. McGoldrick also made one of the weekend’s cleanest strikes, a hole-in-one at the first hole on the Rothes layout.

Strickland and Morrison both doubled up in the Rothes Open, while Morris added another title in the over-55s. The sport is open regardless of age, gender, ability and physicality, and players must register for membership to compete on the Scottish National Tour.

Scotland’s men’s, women’s and senior teams have qualified for the 2026 World Cup in Acapulco, Mexico, and the Federation for International FootGolf’s 2026 world championship page lists 1,240 players and 64 teams. Craggan’s permanent 9-hole course, set in the Cairngorms with holes ranging from 84 to 185 yards, gave the championship a second full golf property.