Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club

About
Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club, which opened in 2009, is the first golf course to be built on a Site of Special Scientific Interest since the days of Scottish golfing pioneer Tom Morris. The golf course is also the first 18-hole links course to be built on the west coast of Scotland in 100 years
Machrihanish Dunes' site, set against the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, featured 23 "natural holes,” and golf course architect and Scotsman David McLay Kidd, who is internationally acclaimed for his design of Bandon Dunes in Oregon and the Castle Course at St. Andrews, chose his 18 favorites. Basically, only the tees and greens were shaped. The fairways in between and almost all of the rest of the site remain just as nature made them.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 72 | 7082 yards | 74.9 | 131 |
White | 72 | 6349 yards | 70.7 | 121 |
Yelow | 72 | 5835 yards | 69.2 | 119 |
Yelow (W) | 72 | 5835 yards | 70.2 | 119 |
Red | 72 | 5076 yards | 66.1 | 111 |
Red (W) | 72 | 5076 yards | 67.1 | 113 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 74.9/139 | 345 | 480 | 592 | 307 | 165 | 134 | 461 | 620 | 435 | 3539 | 397 | 375 | 178 | 417 | 332 | 419 | 555 | 455 | 415 | 3543 | 7082 |
White M: 71.6/133 | 294 | 421 | 546 | 247 | 165 | 134 | 397 | 559 | 378 | 3141 | 369 | 335 | 160 | 387 | 332 | 364 | 500 | 396 | 365 | 3208 | 6349 |
Yelow M: 69.1/127 | 260 | 373 | 510 | 216 | 130 | 134 | 351 | 517 | 354 | 2845 | 341 | 335 | 151 | 368 | 304 | 329 | 474 | 364 | 324 | 2990 | 5835 |
Red W: 70.9/126 | 220 | 373 | 491 | 181 | 115 | 95 | 269 | 461 | 322 | 2527 | 303 | 274 | 101 | 334 | 240 | 257 | 417 | 338 | 285 | 2549 | 5076 |
Handicap | 12 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 12 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
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Absolute must play in Kintyre
Course is so fun. Played twice in two days just before green aeration. Greens were excellent and overall course is just a joy to play. Very natural golf course extreme rolling in the greens and chips and putts need an imagination if not on a flat portion.
Perfect Coastal Links
Couldn't fault the course - from the warm welcome in the pro shop to the immaculate tees/greens/fairways. Unbelievable experience playing the Dunes. Hope to be back in the future.
Top drawer
Great course, fabulous and fun greens. Long walks from green to tee. Had to follow some corporate golfers, not all of whom were from the USA, made it unbelievably slow. Green fees are extortionate, could only play thanks to Golf Now. It's up there with Silloth!
Superb
The dunes has got to be one of the best, underrated courses i have ever played. The layout is brilliant, every hole is different and challenging. The greens are massively slopping. Every part of your game will be challenged on this link course. A must play for anybody who knows links golf. Fantastic.
Amazing course
This is a brilliant and immaculate golf course. Highly recommend.
Please be aware the address given isn’t where the course is. It’s actually where the other Machrihanish course is.
Brilliant Course
Absolutely stunning course, very challenging but in great condition with great views.
Course layout offers something different on every hole with some interesting greens which make for some creative thinking. Would definitely love to play again.
Woman in the shop couldn’t be more helpful and made a brilliant breakfast roll as well as sorting us out with everything for the day.
The magnificent Dunes
From the first minute we arrived, we were greeted with stunning views and a fantastic welcome from Lorna in the clubhouse. There are good practice facilities and range balls available from the clubhouse. The course was stunning and in incredible condition, especially the greens which really are something special with their huge rolling undulations. Can’t tecommend ghe course snd higher. Thanks.
Buy a course planner
My husband and I played this very interestingly designed, challenging course. The fairways meander around the dunes which are classified as areas of scientific interest. The red tees are in a much more favourable position compared to yellow and white tees. There are many blind holes. The course was in wonderful condition, greens and tees immaculate. The round took us 5 hours. Some tees are quite far from previous greens. We would recommend using a course planner.
What a course
What a great course in an amazing place. Just a fantastic golfing experience even though I played badly.
Wonderful natural links experience
Very friendly reception from the lovely lady running the small clubhouse, who was most helpful. Very quiet on the day that myself and my wife played. Teed off at around midday and played the entire course without being held up by any other golfers.
The course is an absolute gem and I enjoyed it every bit as much as Machrihanish, its old and illustrious neighbour. I did play off the white tees, which makes for a more interesting challenge, albeit not significantly longer. (The black tees looked fearsome!)
The course is built into the natural landscape with great care and the setting is magnificent. Greens were in very good condition, despite the recent drought and were great fun, with many borrows and undulations.
The only slight disappointment was the clubhouse, which is very small and has no draught beer.
If in the area, or playing Machrihanish, I would strongly recommend.
Fantastic day
Staff in the clubhouse were very friendly and welcoming.
A truly superb golf course!
Machrihanish Dunes is a truly superb golf course. A lovely warm welcome awaits visiting golfers. We had fantastic weather for our round - chilly but full sun. The course is well laid out and a good test of golf. We were quite lucky and the wind was lite but in strong winds a true challenge I'd think!
Fantastic fairways & greens. A real treat to play this course and stunning views.
Different experience.
Brilliantly set up course. I felt privileged to play in such a unique area which provided a very different experience. Loved every minute.
Mach Dunes
Fantastic weather. Greens were in great condition. Not busy
Machrihanish Dunes
Machrihanish Dunes is a fantastic course. Greens were in an immaculate condition and very demanding as they’re very undulating. Will definitely play the course again