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86 Reviews (86)
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Conditions
4.9
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.9
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.0
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4.9
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5.0
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Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
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4.9
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7082 yards
Slope 131
Rating 74.9

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 2009
Golf Season Year round. High season: 4/1 - 10/30
Architect David McLay Kidd (2009) Paul Kimber (2009) Niall Glen (2009)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - £35
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Locker Rooms

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  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Scotland (2024 #13)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Great Britain & Ireland (2020 #11)
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4.9
86 Reviews (86)
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Reviews 6
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5.0
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Previously Played

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

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!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

What a course

What a great course in an amazing place. Just a fantastic golfing experience even though I played badly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fantastic day

Staff in the clubhouse were very friendly and welcoming.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Mach Dunes

Fantastic weather. Greens were in great condition. Not busy

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

What a course, superb value for money and will definitely be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Wow

What a course has to be played will definitely be back the 3 odd hours drive from Glasgow well worth it 👍🔜⛳️⛳️

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