GolfWorld – 72 Hours in Machrihanish

In a land made famous by Paul McCartney’s 1977 ballad lie three courses that make for one of golf’s most soulful links pilgrimages. Chris Bertram heads north. It would be misleading to suggest there isn’t a little bit of effort required for this long-weekend golf break. If you want your trips to be easy, it […]

Machrihanish Dunes Earns GEO Recertification

The Village at Machrihanish Dunes, cited as one of the ‘world’s most environmentally responsible’ golf courses announced today that the course has earned GEO (Golf Environmental Organization) recertification.  The David McLay Kidd-designed Machrihanish Dunes Golf Course was the first 18-hole course in the UK to receive GEO certification in 2010. The recertification process is based […]

Machrihanish Dunes Golf Course Update – November, 2014

Our monthly golf course update from our Head Greenkeeper, Simon Freeman: Course Conditions UpdateSeptember was widely and quite rightly lauded as an outstanding month weather-wise across the whole of the United Kingdom, and we at Machrihanish Dunes certainly welcomed the brilliant golfing and working conditions that this late summer sunshine brought with it. As you […]