In Scotland, true links courses are not created, they are born from the land.
Here, on the outer fringes of the west of Scotland on the Mull of Kintyre, where the movements of sea, sand and wind have intertwined over countless centuries, a landscape has been crafted; a landscape perfectly and naturally suited to the purest form of the royal and ancient game of golf.
It’s one of the last remaining natural links sites in the homeland that gave golf to the rest of the world.
This is where the ancient traditions of the game are now finding a renewed spirit of awareness. Where “Old Tom” meets “New Kidd”; specifically, David McLay Kidd, another Scotsman with the same professional eye and the same sense of place who will bring out the best of this unique and precious landscape.
This is the way golf began. This is Machrihanish Dunes.
Machrihanish Dunes is located on 259 acres of pristine links land in Machrihanish, Scotland.
Machrihanish Dunes is the first championship links golf course built in Scotland on a Site of Special Scientific interest (SSSi) in over 100 years. It is also the first 18-hole links golf course to be built on the west coast of Scotland in 100 years.
While the original site featured 23 “natural” holes, architect and Scotsman David McLay Kidd (who is internationally acclaimed for his design of Bandon Dunes in Oregon as well as the Castle Course), chose his 18 favourites. Machrihanish Dunes measures 7,175 yards and features six greens and five tees at the ocean’s edge which promise to be a true testament to “the way golf began”.
In a world with over 32,000 golf courses, the development of an authentic links course (there are only 270 in the world) on the west coast of Scotland is most unique.
Other Information |
| Architect |
David McLay Kidd |
| Year Built |
2009 |
| Dress Code |
Proper Golf Attire, non-metal spikes |