In Scotland,
true links golf courses are not created,
they are born of the land. More than 130
years ago "Old Tom" Morris recognised the
potential for great golf here in this
rugged, romantic corner of Scotland when he
said, "The Almichty maun hae had gowf in his
e’e when he made this place."
Today another
Scot, David McLay Kidd, with the same
professional eye and the same sense of place
has been entrusted with this unique and
precious landscape to mould it into the
Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club.
When
Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club opens in May
2009, it will be the first golf course
to have been built on a Site of Special
Scientific Interest (SSSi) since the days of
"Old Tom" himself. It will also be the first
18-hole links golf course to be built on the
west coast of Scotland in 100 years. Set
hard against the shores of the Atlantic
Ocean, Machrihanish Dunes shares
breathtaking views with the adjacent
Machrihanish Golf Club links laid out by
"Old Tom" Morris in 1879, one of Scotland’s
classic and most revered links. Measuring
7,300 yards, Machrihanish Dunes will also
feature six greens and five tees at the
ocean’s edge.
The two
courses along with the creation of new
luxury accommodations will provide an even
more compelling reason to seek out
Machrihanish Dunes. Within a 35-mile radius
lie five of the world’s greatest links golf
courses. Four have hosted the Open
Championship while the fifth is ranked
amongst the most beautiful golf courses in
the world. Turnberry, Prestwick and Royal
Troon in Scotland, Royal County Down in
Ireland and Royal Portrush, the only Irish
golf course ever to host the Open
Championship, are all less than an hour
away.
At
Machrihanish Dunes, golfers will also be
able to relax and unwind in the Clubhouse
(scheduled to open in 2010). Distinctively
Scottish in design, the Clubhouse will have
its own restaurant and pub along with men’s
and women’s locker rooms.
Machrihanish Dunes promises to be the
world’s next great golf experience. One that
beckons those with a deep passion and true
respect for the roots of the game. One that
is naturally born of the land and yet, has
been molded to extract its most superb
attributes. One that instantly takes your
breath away with its majestic beauty; along
with its prolific challenges. One that
offers a vast and wondrous links land that
is centuries old, to be enjoyed for
centuries to come.
Machrihanish Dunes. The way golf
began—and where the ancient traditions of
the game continue.
This is the way golf began. This is
Machrihanish Dunes.
