148th Open at Royal Portrush. The golf courses are excellent and each present their own challenges. Introduction of the World Handicap System in GB&I is still on track for 2nd November 2020. It was my first experience on a links course and I really enjoyed it and had a lot of fun. For nearly three decades, Strokesaver has been the leading player in the world of international golf. The approach to the elevated second green is the most stern on the course and the third tee ball transports the golfer into the scintillating dunes that stay with the golfer for the rest of the outward nine. Set hard against the Atlantic Ocean on Scotland’s west coast, the award-winning Machrihanish Dunes shares breathtaking views and a majestic dunescape with the neighboring Machrihanish Golf Club, a world-top-100 course laid out in 1879 by Old Tom Morris himself. The video, with the Campbeltown Pipe Band, was filmed on the beach at Saddell Bay, on the east coast of the Kintyre Peninsula. The course sits on 260+ acres of dunes, yet McLay-Kidd only disturbed 7 acres in the construction of the course. Fifteenth hole, 165 yards, The Hut; A fetching short hole that is probably a Morris original. machrihanishdunes.com/stay/the-royal-hotel/, machrihanishdunes.com/stay/the-ugadale-hotel/. The golf course sits on a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) which means that the area is under protection. Experience Golf The Way It Began. Machrihanish is another such romantic course.’. At first glance, it may look like a typical 9 out, 9 back sort of links course but it is so much more than that. It is clear that McLay-Kidd couldn’t flatten a sand dune, here and there, to straighten out a hole or to prevent a blind shot or to shorten the walk to the next tee. It lies in the Torrisdale Castle Estate. To get the approach shot close when the hole is on the front just beyond the rise, requires skill and imagination. If Gin is your thing, then a Kintyre Gin Tour might appeal. While the two holes do indeed play out of the dunes and feature fairways on the one relatively flat portion of the property away from the sea, each hole has merits. Just how much of the beach should you carry? Jimmy was playing with one of Scotland’s finest golfers, Belle Robertson MBE, whom I have mentioned above. The golf tip, coming from a major champion, was just a bonus. As seen from the right side, today’s hole location on the Home green was back left and the needed up and down was anything but simple. The first few holes head out to the most southerly point on the course. They provide a host of useful and convenient tools to the fingertips of your customers wherever they are – at home, commuting to work, or on the golf course. Throw in the wind and the golfer is guaranteed a rambunctious time. The opening tee shot isn’t the only fine risk/reward tee ball at Machrihanish. This was the last song released by the Beatles before their break up in 1970. Bearna Golf ClubSTROKE SAVER. Notes:-NB1: Machrihanish Golf Club no longer charges a joining fee and welcomes new members. Your tee shot on the first hole is what everyone talks about here. Golf On The North East 250… And 20+ Other Reasons To Visit, 21 Things To Do On Arran ….Including Golf. In any kind of wind – against, following or cross – and a slew of other options need to be weighed by the player. Strokesaver – Golf’s No1 Course Guide. I remember walking off the 18th, thinking ‘this is the best course I’ve ever played’. With the arrival of Haskell, the second became a brute of a two shotter with hickory clubs, though its gathering green makes the proposition doable. That has certainly changed and GolfClubAtlas played a role in identifying design factors that truly matter. Everyone will have a view point on what the courses are like; a lot depends on the weather, a lot depends on how you play and adapt. Enjoy! The openness at the rear of the green encourages attacking play (an attribute that Alister MacKenzie fully endorsed) and lets the golfer putt back up the hill. Seventh hole, 430 yards, Bruach More; A course’s routing does much to define its lasting appeal. Yet, that is precisely what people yearn for today and it helps explain why the course acts as a magnet for golfers. The long, narrow, sloping green is much easier to find with a 9-iron than with a 6-iron. This hole can wreck a card in stroke play and is a terrific match play hole. All Golf Clubs have been issued with digital educational material allowing them to organise club information sessions . For instance, Machrihanish is an out-and-back routing but there is more to it than that. Put it on your list and bring your camera. From the tee the player has the choice of banging a driver toward the narrow neck of the fairway as it swings left or lay back with a fairway wood to the wider section of the fairway. Very few writers used words like ‘fun’ and ‘romantic’ twenty years ago to describe a course. There is good accommodation, great local produce and many things to do. Combined with the wind and its convoluted greens, the ground game takes center stage. It was Jimmy Kidd, father of course architect, David McLay-Kidd. The golfer is well and truly into prime linksland by the middle of the outward nine, as captured by this view down the 5th fairway. Still, a golfer out of position down the left can use the bank right of the green to bounce his ball left toward certain hole locations. Golf in Galway at Bearna Golf Club, a unique Connemara Golf Club: the Best Galway Golf Club Experience. The raised green was beautifully placed at an angle to the fairway and runs sharply away, requiring the player to think a good deal about where he wants to position his second shot. It is an honour and a privilege to be captain of this wonderful club. The best manner to reach Machrihanish is by mini-ferry, ideal for a small to medium sized group of golfers. The course was founded in 1889 but the rock obviously dates back a lot longer. Throw in a few historic sights, some distillery tours, artisan producers, a few hundred miles driving, a ferry journey and it would be fair to say, it was going to be a tight squeeze! Scotland golf holidays at Machrihanish Dunes in Kintyre encompass play on an 18-hole links golf course, a stay in our luxury golf cottages or hotels and fine dining at our restaurants and golf pubs. Familiarity makes the hole seem harder the more you play it. Sport Winter Rate 1st November 2019 – 29th February 2020 Ticket Type Ticket Price Per Round £35.00 Shoulder Rate 1st March 2020 – 31st March 2020 Ticket Type Ticket Price Per Round £55.00 Per Twilight Round (Tee Off after 15:00) £35.00 Per Day £90.00 Mid Season Rate 1st April 2020 – 30th September 2020 Ticket Type […] The hole becomes harder with time as you witness a variety of debacles befall the golfer. Tweet. The front nine has one par 3 and eight par 4s, whereas you will encounter two par 5s, three par 3s and four par 4s on the inward nine. It has undergone extensive renovation recently, as part of its centenary, which was completed in 2017 – www.campbeltownpicturehouse.co.uk. As I was saying my farewell to Peter the starter, I recognised a face from the past, coming off the course. Yet, the term ‘routing’ is a misunderstood one.  It was the same situation at Tarbert GC (www.tarbertgolfclub.com) on the same day – apologies to both but I’ll get there next time for sure. or so the story goes! I travelled to the course with my good friend and golfing partner, Matt Birchall. The modest length 15th appears innocuous from the tee – don’t be fooled! It’s broken into 7 stages and there is accommodation at the end of each stage. Old Tom Morris’s brilliant first tee placement high over the beach creates one of the indelible diagonal carries in the game. George Peper (Editor): Machrihanish Golf Club—Machrihanish, Scotland. The Knight Men's Stroke Saver Chipper is designed to be used by right-handed golfers. Imagine all the possible iterations. Same for Machrihanish. The 13th green may not enjoy a links setting but it does represent links golf of the highest order. However, its remoteness is central to its abundant charm. A friend and I had made a joyful pilgrimage to remote Machrihanish on Scotland’s Mull of Kintyre, but as we teed off on the morning of our appointed round the conditions were more suited to caribou hunting—bitter cold and drizzly. Couldn’t agree more and the greens at Dunaverty are the best I have played on anywhere !!!  I remember walking off the 18th, thinking ‘this is the best course I’ve ever played’. Third, the pushed up Home green features an attractive bank along the right and rear and right hole locations work wonderfully in tandem with the out-of-bounds to create interesting playing angles down a straight playing corridor. As seen from the left, it is anything but! Twelfth hole, 510 yards, Long Hole; Proof that a good green complex can save a three-shotter from two straightforward first shots. However, the weather was as bad as we had encountered and we couldn’t see more than 100 yards, never mind the views to Arran! Far from it – these greens are collectively some of the most imaginative and distinctive to be found and lend the design a sophistication that has attracted devotees around the globe. The choice is to try to carry over the Cardinal with your second stroke, or lay up and be faced with a log approach. Ultimately, the golfer starts to recognize the diverse manner in which the holes fall across the landscape and an appreciation dawns on just how many questions Machrihanish poses of the player. Machrihanish Golf Club. We found a load of ‘non-golf’ things to see & do in Kintyre (details below) but first up on this golf trip was Dunaverty golf club, at the very south tip of the Kintyre Peninsula. The club steward’s flat and the family home of Iain McLean, Agnes Stewart and Kirsten McLean was burnt out and they lost everything, including both their cars which were scorched by the heat. Fourteenth hole, 435 yards, Castlehill; Royal Dornoch is cherished in part because its holes that are removed from the sea are among its best. Dunaverty GC may not get the wider attention that its neighbours at Machrihanish Golf Club and Machrihanish Dunes get but don’t be put off by that. FOLLOW US The Machrihanish Golf Club Scotland Stroke Saver Booklet in Plastic Sleeve. I remember walking off the 18th, thinking ‘this is the best course I’ve ever played’. Over the first three holes, Machrihanish Dunes more than lived up to its billing as “the world’s most natural golf … The Dunaverty Massacre of 1647 being the bloodiest. It is one of the most rural golf clubs that I have played, and is also one of the hardest to reach. I had intended to visit Carradale GC, (www.carradalegolf.com) a lovely 9-hole course with picturesque 360 degree views. Some fairways like the first and eighth are set at an angle to the tee, others like the fifth and fourteenth feature humpy-bumpy random undulations. One thing to note before we go on a tour: the professional shop.  My view is that this is a great golfing destination for a 4-5 day break. I didn’t play a lot of links golf as a youngster. I used to work in the golf office, next to Jimmy at Gleneagles Hotel when he was the Estates & Golf Courses manager there. Here’s a 59 second ‘YouTube’ blog summary! The fairway is generous for a hole of this length, but the approach is most precise. The task that lay ahead of course architect, David McLay-Kidd, must have been daunting, to say the least. Machrihanish, Scotland - It seemed a long way to go for a tip on golf club selection, but the sun was shining, the wind was down, and it was a glorious day in western Scotland. No, it is courses such as Cypress Point, Jasper Park, Royal West Norfolk, and Cruden Bay that stir such emotions. I am sure you wouldn’t be the first to wave through the group behind, on the 11th tee, so you can stop to admire the surroundings. When he released it in 1977, it became one of the biggest selling ‘non-charity’ singles of all time. Machrihanish Golf Club is an Old Tom Morris design located on the Mull of Kintyre. Phone: Outside U.K. +44 1586 810000 | Within U.K. 0800 151 3701 | E-mail: info@machdunes.com Today, only three whisky producers remain in the area and all provide tours & tastings. or Best Offer. Campbeltown itself was once a thriving whisky town in the 1800s, with over 30+ distilleries. The tenth leads you back to the beachfront, where panoramic views to Islay, Jura & Gigha await. The golfer’s connection with nature feels both strong and genuine thanks to the no muss, no fuss architecture. Stay Golf Activities Own Dine Join Events The Village At Machrihanish Dunes. With the World Handicap System up and running in most countries you can now search for the Slope Rating of many Golf Course, worldwide. Machrihanish Dunes lies a few miles north of Machrihanish golf course by car. None of the architects have felt the need to junk it up with man-made features. The 3 day plan looked shaky from the start but this weather wasn’t forecast to last for long. That is a telling adjective when applied to a course, yet how many times do we hear it used? This rarely happens, but it is this feeling of hope coupled with the sheer exhilaration of playing here that draws golfers back decade after decade. It’s a timeless question that dates back to Old Tom Morris’s work here in 1879. Machrihanish Golf Club - Results Sat / Sun 29/30 Aug CORONATION CUP Saturday 29th August saw the Coronation Cup, a competition played against bogey, being held at The Machrihanish Golf Club. Kintyre was a place McCartney was fond of & called home for many years. On paper, this course stretches out to 4,799 yards and is a par 66.  Do something you haven’t done for a while or try something new. Kintyre Way is a fully waymarked footpath through Kintyre, from Tarbert to Machrihanish. The enduring appeal of Machrihanish is captured in this southwest view from the inward nine across the fifth green to the Irish Sea. The first thing you want to do in stepping onto the first tee at Machrihanish Golf Club on the Scottish south-west coast is not reach for the driver but grab your camera. I watched her walk off the course and realised that she had obviously been carrying her clubs, all the way round… at the age of 82 – what an amazing lady! Many clubs in the British Isles play the beach as out of bounds so as to ensure that the difference in the tide does not play a key (and lucky) role in determining the outcome of a stroke play competition. She must be the envy of many pros across the land. SITUATION GOLF BY … It also means no use of heavy machinery is allowed, no chemical fertiliser, no laying down of cement cart paths, etc. Is there any greater compliment to be paid to a course?’ How true and it helps to explain why my brother has been an overseas member there since 1998. 3 GOLF BOOKS WITH DUST COVERS-ALL 1ST PRINTINGS AND NEVER READ GREAT CONDITION. NB2: Please note that the £30 Bar levy, which is normally included in all Fees except for classes Juvenile & Junior Members, is not included for the subscriptions in 2020. So, when I played Machrihanish golf course, in my twenties, for the first time, it was a real treat. The second must have started life as a par 5 in the pre-1900 days of the gutta percha ball. Watch. Fourth hole, 130 yards, Jura; The better the landscape, the less the architect needs to muddle with things. There are views out to Sanda Island, Northern Ireland, Ailsa Craig, the Ayrshire coast and the cliffs overlooking the Mull of Kintyre on a clear day. Many Glaswegians would board these boats and sample large quantities of the Campbeltown whisky after disembarking. The stretch of holes along the shore line from the third to the eleventh are a delight. Habitat protection. The course only opened 10 years ago but you would not guess that if you hadn’t been told. Unlike plenty of links, the greens don’t play second fiddle to the rollicking fairways. Gary Denham – MD Strokesport. The stunning 14th fairway makes you forget that you are removed from the Irish Sea. The Beinn an Tuirc Distillery is north of Campbeltown on the east coast, just south of Carradale.  Take a look at the list below to fill the non-golfing hours. ( CSS=63 ). Second hole, 395 yards, Machrihanish; The golfer needs to be cognizant of the Machrihanish Burn that bisects the fairway some 250 yards from the tee. Add the raw beauty of the front with the excellent golf qualities found on the back and Machrihanish ticks all the boxes for what turns a course into a siren, wooing golfers from points afar. I didn’t play a lot of links golf as a youngster. The par 5, 16th is stroke index 1, so be sure to keep it on the short stuff. Last week’s devastating fire at Machrihanish Golf Club not only destroyed the clubhouse it ruined a family’s life. the first, seventh, fourteenth, sixteenth) is nicely counterbalanced with 1/2 par birdie holes that the player thinks he can take (e.g. As seen from behind, the 5th green is one of five greens at Machrihanish to feature a severe slope in the front before falling away toward the rear. Also, the bunkers and dip in front of the green force the long player either to be sure he can get home in two or to lay up as there is nothing but trouble for being in the no-man’s land short of the green. It’s not all about the views here, as there are some tough holes. Routing also encapsulates how the architect captures natural features within the playing corridors. This hole can wreck a card in stroke play and is a terrific match play hole. Strokesaver – Golf’s No1 Course Guide. In relatively calm conditions, it is not that difficult and offers a birdie opportunity for the player who uses the ground well to get his approach close. Early morning bliss on the first tee. The Club has produced some fine golfers over the years but none more so than Scottish golfing legend, Belle Robertson MBE. Machrihanish, Argyll | Scotland PA28 6PT. It was my first experience on a links course and I really enjoyed it and had a lot of fun. $2.80 shipping. First hole, 425 yards, Battery; With the heroic drive over the beach, the first at Machrihanish arguably possesses the finest opening tee shot in golf. Sixteenth hole, 230 yards, Rorke’s Drift; Holes fourteen and sixteen guarantee that the golfer will hit a wide range of clubs into the greens coming home. This was about 20 years ago. MOST GOLF CLUBS WERE DOTCOM LATECOMERS. Machrihanish Campbeltown Argyll, PA28 6PT. Fifth hole, 390 yards, Punch Bowl; The authors’ favorite hole. FLYTHRUS. It was a pleasure to see him again, after so many years and to hear his views on Machrihanish Dunes. The Machrihanish Burn is in the foreground , followed by the directional marker high on the hill and the yellow flag visible to the right. Here at the seventh, the tallest dune on the hole falls some 300 yards from the tee and obscures the green from the fairway. Taylor and then Sir Guy Campbell after World War II. For nearly three decades, Strokesaver has been the leading player in the world of international golf. He also raised the awareness of the area with his single ‘Mull of Kintyre’. A hole like fourteen isn’t nearly as glamorous as the first but its playing qualities are every bit the equal. This is a great course. There is no protection from the wind here and you could almost double the length of the holes against the wind, when it blows hard. Because the second shot is relatively flat, some golfers quibble that it might not be the best opening hole, full stop. Machrihanish Golf Club - Results Sat / Sun 29/30 Aug CORONATION CUP Saturday 29th August saw the Coronation Cup, a competition played against bogey, being held at The Machrihanish Golf Club. "The Almighty had golf in his eye when he created this place," remarked Old Tom Morris before re-designing the course in 1880. A popular mode of transport of getting whisky to Glasgow was by the Glasgow Steamers, large steam powered ships. Telephone: +44 (0)1586 810213 Email: secretary@machgolf.com Tee Time Reservations, Pro Shop, Equipment Hire, Lessons Please contact Jennie at the Machrihanish Golf Club Pro Shop. On a day of very heavy showers Andrew Anderson led the way with a very creditable score of +3 to see off David Wilkinson’s +1. It is just another obstacle with which the golfer must contend. However, Machrihanish has wisely left the beach as a lateral water hazard, thereby relaxing the players on the tee and tempting them to be more bold with their tee shots as being on the beach is no worse than being in one of the right fairway bunkers. the third, sixth, ninth and eighteenth) to the point where the golfer never gets discouraged. Just think about the first three green locations: the first as an extension of the fairway, the second well elevated played to a blind putting surface and now the third, sunken low in its own bowl. Habitat Everything else, it has in spades: splendid isolation, rumpled fairways, varied green sites and some of the best interior green contours found on any course. In this aspect, Machrihanish positively shines. The trolleys are but yards from the tee and the ability to get a warm welcome from Head Professional Jennie Dunn and then moments later, be standing on the first tee, is one of the cleanest getaways in the sport.  However, don’t do what I did and try and cram in too much, in too short a time. 340 likes. New Champion Crowned at Machrihanish Golf Club David Graham of Machrihanish was crowned the Club Champion following four consistent rounds of golf over consecutive weekends. Click on an image below to view the full size version. Strokesport Limited Abbey Mill Business Centre Paisley PA1 1TJ, Scotland, UK TEL: 0141 848 1199 FAX: 0141 887 1642 EMAIL: info@strokesaver.co.uk. Players can easily volley from one side of the table top green to the next and back again. There are some blind shots but they are only blind the first time you play them. Though the green is an extension of the fairway, it is full of character.  You can play it from the back tees and grind it out or you can play from the front and have fun. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to our wonderful links course here at The Machrihanish Golf Club.  Once you’ve negotiated 17, a gradual climb up the 18th lies ahead, with the green tucked into the left. Tours/tastings start from £7.50 – fear not, anyone driving gets to take away their taster! The local lad kept his nerve on Saturday 9th June to win the prestigious Club Championship after taking a 7 stroke lead from the previous weekend into the final two rounds. Royal Hotel, Campbeltown – machrihanishdunes.com/stay/the-royal-hotel/, The Ugadale Hotel, Machrihanish – machrihanishdunes.com/stay/the-ugadale-hotel/, The Royal Hotel & The Ugadale Hotels are both connected to Machrihanish Dunes golf course. NB3: Included in all Male fees is the compulsory £3.00 Gentleman’s Argyll and Bute Levy. 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