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For Argyll - Major Business Investor in Kintyre Supports A83 Campaign
12-14-2012
Argyll First's "Sign for the A83" campaign has just had a major boost from one of Kintyre's biggest private sector investors, the Kintyre Development Company - which is, as they say, setting out to "do what it says on the tin," develop Kintyre. more.. Pitchcare.com - Machrihanish Dunes Lovingly Crafted Out of the Natural Landscape
01-23-2012
Writer Lawence Gale speaks with Jimmy and David McLay Kidd, as well as the MGDC staff, about the history, design and stewardship of Machrihanish Dunes. more.. 2012 The Official Guide to Golf In Scotland
01-01-2012
Machrihanish Dunes is featured on the cover of The 2012 Official Guide to Golf in Scotland more.. World Golf - Golf Tourism Scotland Announces Three New Appointees to Board
12-12-2011
One of Scotland's leading tourism trade bodies has unveiled three new board members who will help promote the country's golf offering around the world. The new board members, John Drysdale, David DeSmith representing Machrihanish Dunes, and Donna Clark from Kingsbarns Golf Links, join the existing six-strong team of golf industry figures led by GTS chairman Lee Derrick. more.. For Argyll - Machrihanish Dunes Taking Pre-booking for Restored Royal and Ugadale Hotels
11-04-2011
The Machrihanish Dunes operation in Kintyre, led by the imaginative entrepreneur, Brian Keating with American multi-billionaire, David Southworth, is announcing details for the major restorations of its two major Victorian hotels, alongside offering pre-booked 'three for two' nights introductory offers at both, for early 2012. more.. CyberGolf - A Place Old Tom Would Savor
10-25-2011
The flight from Glasgow, Scotland, to Campbeltown on the Kintyre peninsula is a brief 25 minutes. Yet it feels like a passage back to a time when Old Tom Morris was hitting a gutta-percha golf ball with hickory-shafted clubs on land that has resisted the winds of change for centuries. more.. The Guardian - Wild ambition on Scotland's west coast
09-09-2011
Kintyre’s wild charms are being boosted by two developments designed to bring visitors back to a neglected stretch of coast. The peninsulas of Kintyre and Cowal in Argyll on the west coast of Scotland are renowned for their dramatic beauty. Apart from the wild sea and landscapes, there are castles, gardens and important prehistoric remains to visit, while a ferry network gives easy access to the nearby islands of Bute, Arran, Islay, Jura and Gigha. more.. For Argyll - Major surprise news from Kintyre Express
09-05-2011
Kintyre Express has just announced that it is to run the passenger ferry to Ballycastle all year round, rather than stopping it at the end of the visitor season. This decision comes in response to public demand, with repeated requests for the service to continue. ...And the other thing that characterises the two destinations is that they each have world class golf courses on their doorsteps, like Royal Portrush, Machrihanish Golf Club with its Old Tom Morris designed course and Machrihanish Dunes, a course for men if ever there was one. more.. Women's Golf Center - Going Green - Eco-friendly Golf Courses
08-26-2011
Located in Scotland, Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club returns you to the roots of golf in a completely natural setting. The course was built on a preserved area by Scottish Natural Heritage. Machrihanish Dunes was designed around the contour of the land. Changes to the terrain were minimal while no plants were imported into the design. Sheep are used to keep the greens and land trimmed as they eat. Pesticides, chemicals, artificial irrigation systems and heavy machinery are all prohibited on the course. more.. Golf World - Top 100 UK Courses, Machrihanish Dunes #26
07-21-2011
The course only opened in 2008, but it looks as it it's been there since 1708. It's a modern take on Old Tom Morris's Machrihanish Golf Club next door, with six greens and five tees right by the sea. New cottages on site and regular flights from Glasgow make the two Kintyre courses a very attractive—and adventurous—golf break. more.. Scottish Club Golfer - Discover the Mull of Kintyre
07-08-2011
The Village at Machrihanish Dunes is the ideal golf holiday destination. Immortalised in song and tale, the Mull of Kintyre is a must-visit haven for a relaxing holiday break - and well worth the visit for any travelling golfer. And, if you're considering making the trip to the West coast peninsula, you should bear in mind the accommodation, golf and service on offer at the Village at Machrihanish Dunes. more.. Sunday Post - Take a tip from me, Mr. Trump
07-03-2011
He's a super-wealthy American tycoon with a multi-billion dollar portfolio of projects and a passionate desire to build a world-leading golf course in one of Scotland's most beautiful spots. more.. PGA Tour - Scotland's impressive, new classic golf courses
06-30-2011
The Old Course at Machrihanish Golf Club is arguably, one of Scotland's most revered ancient links gems. For more than 130 years, this classic links had been sequestered in the westernmost reaches of Scotland's Kintyre Peninsula, remote and totally isolated from any other course. ... Things changed in 2008 when a dazzling new neighbor called Machrihanish Dunes opened 18 holes of links magic immediately next door to the old centenarian. more.. Horticulture Week - Sustainable golf course—the natural links
06-24-2011
An innovative Scottish golf course is showing the benefits of working with nature to achieve a more sustainable playing experience...Machrihanish Dunes, the first new golf course on the west of Scotland in a century, is also the first to be built on a Site of Special Scientific Interest, something that posed a huge challenge to its design and maintenance. more.. Golf Vacation Insider - How ot Play Eight Top-100 Golf Courses on a Single Golf Vacation
06-21-2011
If you like playing the world's best golf courses, you're going to love today's tip. That's because it explains how you can play no fewer than eight of golf's greats in a single, efficient trip, including: Western Gailles, Royal Troon, Prestwick, Turnberry, Machrihanish Dunes, Royal Portrush, Portstewart and Royal County Down. more.. Mother Nature Network - Five of the Greenest Golf Courses in the World
06-20-2011
Machrihanish Dunes is well-named and is situated on a large system of dunes on the coast of Scotland. The dunes are planted with native grasses that stabilize them and provide habitat for birds, insects, rabbits, lizards, deer, fox and otter. Rouch, untouched grassland accounts for 171 acres, and seasonal wetlands cover another five acres. Like Mirimichi, Machrihanish Dunes is GEO Certified by the Golf Environment Organisation for its work down the greener path. more.. Bunkered - Play this golf course!
06-01-2011
One course you simply must play this year is Machrihanish Dunes, a stunning David McLay Kidd design with the mighty Atlantic Ocean as its majestic backdrop. more.. Scottish Club Golfer - A course 'born of the land'
04-26-2011
The ethos of the beautiful Machrihanish Dunes is that "true links golf courses are not created, they are born of the land". With this in mind, there are few better places for a new links course to be born than within the dramatic sand embankments of the Kintyre coast. more.. "Machrihanish Dunes - An Owner's Story" - Professor David Purdie
03-18-2011
A year ago I was looking up and down the west coast of Scotland for a retreat – and a very special retreat. I needed a place well away from my home in Edinburgh to which I could retreat every Season for a week, and where: as a writer I could have peace to write; as a golfer I could play the links game I love; and where, if possible, I might look out over the western sea to the islands of the Hebrides. I was to find all of the above at Machrihanish Dunes. more.. Campbeltown Courier - £9 million boost for tourism plans
03-18-2011
A £9 million tourism development on the Kintyre peninsula will see the restoration of a town centre hotel in Campbeltown and the go ahead of the Machrihanish Dunes scheme. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is ploughing in £2.2 million to support the restoration of the Royal Hotel in Campbeltown and the Ugadale Hotel at Machrihanish by the Kintyre Development Company (KDC). more.. The Chronicle - 'Ferry' welcome boost
01-06-2011
The return of the ferry service between Ballycastle and Campbeltown has been heralded as huge tourism boost for both towns. The idea of a publicly subsidised ferry service between Campbeltown in Argyll, Scotland, and Ballycastle in Moyle, Northern Ireland has been the subject of intermittent discussion ever since the last scheduled service ceased operations in 1999. more.. 2011 Kintyre Express Schedule
01-01-2011
Choose your destination! Kintyre Express has announced its plans to run a commercial service four days a week from Campbeltown in Argyll, Scotland to Ballycastle in Moyle, Northern Ireland from May to September. View the attached 2011 schedule for rates, schedule and more information. more.. The Herald - Tourism Boost for Kintyre as Plan Unveiled to Restore Ferry
12-27-2010
A new passenger ferry restoring the link between Kintyre and Northern Ireland after a 10-year gap will also sail regularly to Ayrshire. Boats will operate return trips from Campbeltown to Ballycastle in Antrim four days a week from May, and between Campbeltown and Troon three days a week. There is a great scope for golfing holidays based around the ferry service. There was the celebrated new Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club, and also Dunaverty, Carradale, and Tarbert on the Kintyre peninsula and the course on the island of Gigha. more.. Perry Golf - Machrihanish Dunes now on Golf World's Top 100
11-19-2010
Having only opened last year, it is a fantastic achievement for Machrihanish Dunes to have appeared on Golf World's 2010-2011 Top 100 Best Golf Courses of UK and Ireland. more.. Daily Mail - A share of the action
11-19-2010
We may be deep in the age of austerity, but for those lucky enough to have money to spend, there are ways to buy a second home that don't require huge capital outlay. Fractional ownership, where people buy a share of a property and can use it for a certain amount of weeks or months a year, has been growing in popularity ... Southworth Development offers another golfing option at its new resort, The Village at Machrihanish Dunes in Kintyre. more.. Campbeltown Courier - Another honour for Machrihanish Dunes
11-19-2010
Machrihanish Dunes has won yet another top award, taking the title of small hotel of the year at the Golf Tourism Scotland's Gold Standard Awards held at the Macdonald Marine Hotel and Spa in North Berwick. more.. Campbeltown Courier - Dunes gains top accolade
11-12-2010
Machrihanish Dunes has become the first 18-hole golf course in the UK to receive Golf Environmental Organisation (GEO) Certificatoin. The course was awarded the accolade for creating and maintaining a sustainable golf agenda, whilst fulfulling GEO's required assessments for maintenance and management practices at the most comprehensive eco-levels. more.. Golf Inc - The natural golf habitat
11-01-2010
Along the 259 acres of pristine land that make up Machrihanish Dunes in Scotland, it is not uncommon to see a sheep or two grazing on the golf course--sometimes even a dozen. The traditional links course, which opened in May 2009, is unusual in many regards. And that's because it was the first championship golf course to be built on a nature conservation site. more.. Golf Course Architecture - Join forces?
10-19-2010
Dare I reveal my personal examples of good and bad design approaches? -- I'm happy to come off the fence and get slated for it! One contrasting pair of recent Scottish projects probably sums up my position: Good = Machrihanish Dunes, Bad = Trump International. more.. Glasgow Chamber of Commerce - Machrihanish Dunes Debuts on Golf World's UK & Ireland Top 100 List
10-15-2010
Machrihanish Dunes, the world's most natural golf course, is proud to announce its debut on Golf World's 2010-2011 "Top 100 Best Courses of UK and Ireland." Since opening in 2009, Machrihanish Dunes has graced the pages of golf's top publications and "Best of" categories, including Golfweek's Best of Great Britain and Ireland. more.. Golf Monthly - Golf Environment Awards winners announced
10-12-2010
The Golf Environment Awards, originally the BIGGA Golf Environment Competition, were created in 1997 with the aim of highlighting those clubs undertaking effective and sustainable projects and to reward individuals for making real improvements to their local environment. Individual Project Awards - Waste Management - Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club, Keith Martin, Greenkeeper more.. The Herald Magazine - A chip off the old block
10-02-2010
When you phone through to the Machrihanish Dunes complex you are greeted by the ghost of Old Tom Morris while, if you take advantage of the minibus that takes you to the first tee after registering, he appears on video to tell you what to expect of your day. more.. Golf World - Making Golf Greener
10-01-2010
Golf's impact on the environment gets a bad rap; but managed properly, courses can shift from being a problem to the solution including Machrihanish Dunes and Temple Golf Club. more.. Golf World - Top 100 Courses
09-01-2010
#99 - Machrihanish Dunes "I have played at 97 of this year's Top 100 courses and Machrihanish Dunes is probably the one I would like to play, if allowed to play only one for the rest of my life" -Jock Howard, Golf World more.. Haversham & Baker - Golf at its Finest, Life at its Best on the Mull of Kintyre
08-30-2010
The golf course at Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club, which opened in 2009, wasn't really designed by David McLay Kidd. It was discovered. This is golf the way it began - wild, rugged, and completely natural. The fairways are just as Kidd found them with irregular edges reminiscent of adjacent Machrihanish and James Braid's Brora in the Highlands. more.. Campbeltown Courier - Great year for Kintyre golf course
08-20-2010
Machrihanish Dunes is having a 'great year' thanks to the world-wide attention the golf course has received. Kintyre's newest golf course, which opened to the public last July, comprises the Old Clubhouse Pub, and Ugadale Golf Cottages, with other projects in the pipeline. more.. Financial Times - Golf resort aims to drive Highland regeneration
08-08-2010
A multi-million pound luxury golf resort is set to boost a wider regeneration of Argyll and Bute, one of the most beautiful but poorest parts of the Scottish Highlands. The Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club is near the southern end of the Mull of Kintyre, made famous in a song by Sir Paul McCartney, the former Beatle who has a farmhouse on the oeninsula. The course, which opened last year, lies beside the old Machrihanish Golf Club, which was built in the 1870s and regularly features as one of the world's top-100 venues. more.. Campbeltown Courier - Influential Machrihanish Dunes Owner Honoured
08-06-2010
A Machrihanish Dunes co-owner has been named one of the 30 Most Influential People in the Financial Services Industry over the past 30 years by Investment Advisor Magazine. Joseph Deitch is the principal partner of US-based Southworth Development which owns Machrihanish Dunes. more.. Campbeltown Courier - Shepherd's Cross at Machrihanish
07-30-2010
The inaugural Shepherd's Cross Tournament was played at Machrihanish Golf Club and Machrihanish Dunes on SUnday. The format was a four-man Texas Scramble with the added feature of playing the familiar front nine at Machrihanish Golf Club before crossing onto Machrihanish Dunes to play a selection of holes there to complete the round. more.. The Herald - Machrihanish has a new top-class course to join Old Tom Morris one
07-29-2010
At Gullane this week the wheat waves in the wind, the sun shines (on and off) and the cream of the Scottish amateur game does battle for the national title in one of the great golfing areas on earth. Last weekend an invitation to a very different competition provied a long-awaited opportunity to visit another: the Mull of Kintyre peninsula and its legendary links. more.. Sphere Magazine - A Drive to Go Green
07-28-2010
When Donald Trump looks out from Trump Towers, across the mania of Manhattan, and ponders why it took four years to obtain planning permission for his 1bn Menie Estate golf course near Aberdeen, he might take a lesson from the success of a course across the way in Campbeltown. Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club, which opened last summer, was the first course to be built on the west coast of Scotland in 100 years - and, more pertinently, the first to be built right on top of a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), treasured for its biodiversity. more.. Anita Draycott - Highland Fling
07-19-2010
It was over a few amber elixirs with my friend Margaret that the idea for our Highland fling was hatched. Margaret, an expert on all things distilled and fermented was keen to venture into the Hebridean Highlands and beydon to sample some of Scotland's smokiest single malts. Machrihanish Dunes, the first Scottish links course to open in Scotland in 100 years, along with a few other little-known gems were on my hit list. more.. Country Life - Fractional golf cottages in Scotland
07-07-2010
A series of cottages on the south west coast of the Mull of Kintyre are now available for purchase on a fractional basis through a luxury exchange programme. more.. Perspective - Stunning Scottish Golf Resort Joins The Registry Collection Program
07-07-2010
Southworth Development LLC today announced the affiliation of its new golf resort, The Village at Machrihanish Dunes, to The Registry Collection program, the world's largest luxury exchange program and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands under the RCI umbrella (NYSE: WYN). more.. World Golf - Golf Tourism Scotland confirms speakers for special all-day forum
06-30-2010
Golf Tourism Scotland (GTS) has confirmed a world-class line-up of speakers for its special all-day forum timed to coincide with celebrations marking the trade body's fifth year of campaigning. In a forward-looking agenda the prestigious panelists will reveal what issues they believe will influence the golf sector over the next five years. The latest experts to join the impressive line-up are Ken Gill, from Today's Golfer, who will give his views on how the media are preparing for the future, and Kevin Lewis of Machrihanish Dunes, one of Scotland's newest golf resorts. more.. Links Magazine - Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club
06-25-2010
New fractional offerings provide more opportunities to enjoy the first 18-hole links built on the west coast of Scotland in 100 years. more.. ForArgyll.com - Machrihanish Dunes golf complex comes up with neat take on property ownership
06-24-2010
Machrihanish Dunes, with its own unique ecologically-friendly golf course set in the famous dunes, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) has been developing the accommodation and property elements of its complex - which also has the benefit of access to the adjoining and long established Old Tom Morris course at Machrihanish. more.. National Club Golfer - Destination: Machrihanish Dunes
06-01-2010
Machrihanish is an Old Tom Morris design and for getting on for 150 years visitors have made the long trip to the Kintyre Peninsula to revel in its natural and unique topography. But unless you took a fast boat - more of which later - or caught a flight from Glasgow, it was always a long way to go for a round of golf. Now, though, leading architect David McLay Kidd and his team have uncovered another wonderful links course alongside the white-sand beaches to the north of Machrihanish. more.. The Wire - Machrihanish Dunes Now on Facebook and in High-Definition
04-28-2010
Your favourite social networking site is now home to your favourite golf links. Join fellow golfers, friends, and fans of the spectacular Machrihanish Dunes Golf club on our new official Facebook fan page, www.facebook.com/MachDunes. Join in the discussions about your favourite hole (#13 is currently in the lead), be the first to know about upcoming events, post your own personal photos of the course, and get access to exclusive Facebook fan deals. more.. Golf World - Where We Play: Machrihanish Dunes
04-12-2010
It's time for purists to put up or shut up. Machrihanish Dunes, hidden within an incredible stretch of natural dunes hard against the Atlantic on Scotland's remote southwest coast, is a new links that looks and plays like something from the 19th century. It's authentic, barely irrigated fescue turf as firm as a kettle drum. It's strong winds turning marram grasses horizontal. It's hit-and-hope to fairways and greens tucked in pockets and seams. more.. National Geographic Green - Fairway to Heaven
04-01-2010
Machrihanish Dunes, Kintyre, Scotland, cited by the GEO as an improved golfing experience and ecosystem. more.. Ronan Rafferty Stakes Out a Piece of History at Machrihanish Dunes
03-12-2010
The Village at Machrihanish Dunes has something new to crow about in addition to the world's most natural golf course. The property recently announced that European golf great and victorious 1989 Ryder Cup Team Member Ronan Rafferty has joined the ranks of Freehold Fractional owners at the Village's Ugadale Golf Cottages in Machrihanish, Scotland.
View full press release more..The Press and Journal - Express Service Links Remote Golf Courses
03-12-2010
The first air service dedicated to golfers takes off next month linking courses in Argyll with Northern Ireland. Loch Lomond Seaplanes is operating the Golf Links Express service between Machrihanish Dunes resort, near Campbeltown in Kintyre, and Lough Erne golf course, in Northern Ireland. The company will link the service with Prestwick Airport and will include other golf courses in a 25-minute circle around Campbeltown. more.. Ronan Rafferty Stakes Out a Piece of History at Machrihanish Dunes
03-09-2010
The Village at Machrihanish Dunes has something new to crow about in addition to the world's most natural golf course. The property recently announced that European golf great and victorious 1989 Ryder Cup Team Member Ronan Rafferty has joined the ranks of Freehold Fractional owners at the Village's Ugadale Golf Cottages in Machrihanish, Scotland. more.. FractionalLife.com - Try Before You Buy at Scottish Golf Fractional Resort
02-12-2010
Construction has been completed on the first of the fractional ownership cottages at Machrihanish Dunes in Scotland, and the developers are offering two-night "Discovery Packages" for prospective buyers. The try before you buy deal includes two nights' accommodation and a round of golf on the resort's renowned links course, for the promotional price of £139, subject to availability. more.. ForArgyll.com - Introductory Special Offer at Machrihanish Dunes Golf Course
02-11-2010
The unique Machrihanish Dunes Golf Course in the site of Special Scientific Interest on the west coast of the Mull of Kintyre has completed some of the two-bedroom cottages that are part of the accommodation available with this exciting and beautiful golf complex. As part of a programme to introduce the cottages to prospective 'freehold fractional owners', the development company has just announce a two-night Discovery Package. more.. PerryGolf.com - Machrihanish & the Kintyre Peninsula - moving up the "must visit" rankings?
02-11-2010
Another tale of great winter golf in Scotland! I must be doing something right. In the second week of February on a glorious day with a blue sky and a shimmering ocean, I recently played 36 holes of golf at the recently opened and strongly acclaimed Machrihanish Dunes, and also the much loved Dunaverty. My Fourball included Richard Simmons, Editor of UK publication Golf International, plus my good friends Ronan Rafferty, former Ryder Cup player, and Alan White, Chairman of the Scottish PGA. more.. PerryGolf.com - Machrihanish Dunes Awards
02-10-2010
Southworth Development, LLC have recently announced that Machrihanish Dunes, the new McLay Kidd layout beside the famous Machrihanish, has received top honours from Links Magazine as one of the "Top New International Courses" and has also been given 21st place in Golfweek's "Best New Modern Courses of Great Britain and Ireland." more.. Perspective Magazine - Machrihanish Dunes Receives Two Honors by Top US Golf Publications
02-03-2010
Southworth Development, LLC recently announced that Machrihanish Dunes, the world's most natural golf course, has received top honors from Links Magazine as one of the Top New International Golf Courses and has also landed the No. 21 spot in Golfweek's Best New Modern Courses of Great Britain and Ireland. more.. ForArgyll.com - Good news for Kintyre: accolades for Machrihanish Dunes Golf Course
02-03-2010
Two top USA-based golf publications have honoured the Machrihanish Dunes Golf Course in Kintyre. It has been listed by Links Magazine as one of the best new courses of 2009 and included by Golfweek at 21st place (out of 40) in its listing of the Best New Modern Courses of Great Britain and Ireland. more.. Golf Monthly - Machrihanish Dunes & The Ayrshire
01-12-2010
The team behind the stunning Machrihanish Dunes course are planning a new multi-million pound links course on the west coast of Scotland. The Ayrshire golf company has held negotiations with the Irvine Bay Regeneration Company to build a new 18-hole course with hotel and holiday homes next to Dundonald at Western Gailes. Work on the par-71 course, which will be known at The Ayrshire, should start this year once final planning permission has been granted. more.. Australian Turfgrass Magazine - A Journey Back in Time
01-11-2010
Machrihanish Dunes was opened in July 2009 to coincide with The Open Championship being held across the firth of clyde at Turnberry. The course is sutated next to the Old Course at Machrihanish on the Mull of Kintyre which was designed by Old Tom Morris and opened in 1876. Machrihanish Dunes is owned and operated by Southworth Development, a US company whose stable of golf courses includes The Renaissance Club in Boston and Creighton Farms in Virginia. more.. National Club Golfer - The Lure of Kintyre
01-01-2010
The favour is finally being returned. The exodus of the cream of Scottish golfers for the United States that started after the Great War and saw the departure of men such as Ben Sayers of North Berwick, Alister MacKenzie from Leeds, Donald Ross from Dornoch, and Tommy Armour for Edinburgh to name but a very few is slowly being reversed. more.. Scottish Life - New Seaside Course The "Greenest" In Scotland
12-03-2009
Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club is not only the first 18-hole links golf course to be built on the west coast of Scotland in 100 years, but also one of the most environmentally friendly courses in Scotland. more.. AllScotlandMedia - New Links Course
11-26-2009
Plans to build a prestigious new multi-million pound links course on the west coast of Scotland close to Turnberry, Prestwick and Troon took a major step forward this week. The Ayrshire Golf Company has completed negotiations with Irvine Bay Regeneration Company to construct a new 18-hole links course complete with adjoining hotel and a selection of fraction-feehold holiday homes next to the existing Dundonald golf course at Western Gailes. more.. Golf Styles - Bonnie Dunes
11-10-2009
Machrihanish Dunes was featured in the cover story of the Fall Issue 2009 of GolfStyles Magazine more.. Golf International Magazine - Machrihanish Dunes - Best Served Raw
11-01-2009
The original course at Machrihanish, five miles west of Campbeltown on the western side of the Mull of Kintyre peninsular, has long been reason enough to make the journey to this remote but breathtaking landscape of western Scotland. But with the creation of Machrihanish Dunes, just a couple of miles along the bay, this mystical golfing destination is complete and offers the avid explorer of links golf a rare peek into the origins of the royal and ancient game - the course as natural in its surroundings as it is possible to find. more.. Czech Golf Magazine - Machrihanish Dunes
11-01-2009
Prava linksova hriste se ve Skotsku nestavi, ale rodi se prirozene z mistni pudy. V pripade hriste Machrihanish Dunes muzeme s timto tvrzenim jen tezko polemizovat. more.. BBC - Hotel Funding 'Sign for Optimisim'
10-26-2009
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved funding for the Ugadale Hotel in Machrihanish and Campbeltown's Royal Hotel restoration projects. Finance Secretary John Swinney told the Convention of the Highlands and Islands the move supported Scotland's Recovery. more.. For Argyll.com - Black Sheep Welcome at Machrihanish Dunes
10-20-2009
In many circles black sheep might be shunned, Not at Argull's ground breaking Machrihanish Dunes Golf Course on the Mull of Kintyre. These black sheep are Machrihanish Dunes' first flock of Hebridean sheep, recruited as part of its ongoing commitment to managing the course through environmentally friendly maintenance practices. more.. Times Online - Need to Know Machrihanish
06-02-2009
Southworth Development, an American resort developer, has bought a controlling interest in Kintyre Development Company, the developer of Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club in Scotland. more.. HSBC Premier Golf Network - Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club
06-01-2009
Here, in the southwest corner of the Mull of Kintyre, where the movements of sea, sand, wind and grazing sheep have intertwined over countless centures, a perfectly and naturally suited to the purest form of the royal and ancient game of golf. more.. Golfmagic.com - Commetator Claims First Ace at Machrihanish
06-01-2009
BBC golf and rugby commentator Andrew Cotter has a new claim to fam. He's first to achieve a hole-in-one at Machrihanish Dunes, Scotland's latest world class golf course. more.. Daily Mail - BBC man tees up first hole-in-one
05-31-2009
TV commentator Andrew Cotter is the first person to get a hole-in-one at Scotland's newest world-class golf course. more.. FindtheFairways.com - BBC Sports Commentator Andrew Cotter shoots Hole-in-One
05-29-2009
BBC sports commentator Andrew Cotter has a new claim to fame as the first person ever to get a hole-in-one at Machrihanish Dunes, Scotland's newest world class golf course. The television sports personality was playing a round with Scottish International rugby stars Gregor Townsend and Fergus Wallace when he hit a cracking shot 131 yards on the 14th hole with a nine iron and landed right in the hole. more.. iGolf - Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club
05-22-2009
There's a new Kidd in town on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in southwest Scotland. Set to open July 21st is the much-anticipated Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club, designed by Scotsman David McLay Kidd. This is the first links course built on the west coast of Scotland in 100 years. more.. Golf Inside - Difilee der Destinationen
05-15-2009
In normalen Zeiten könnte man sagen, dass in den nächsten Jahren viele faszinierende Ziele für Gruppenreisen kommen werden. In diesen Zeiten aber muss man fragen, was davon überhaupt und in welcher Form realisiert wird more.. New England Golf Examiner - Green Shoots
05-13-2009
They say it never rains on a golf course, but the big, black cumulonimbus that's been hovering over the global economy hasn't spared the game of golf. Rounds are down, equipment companies are practically giving products away, and private clubs are so desperate for new members that they've taken to courting them on AM radio. more.. Crittenden Resort Report - Developers Take a Hack at New Golf Deals
05-11-2009
Southworth Development and Landscapes Unlimited still see the light at the end of the tunnel in golf course communities and move on with development and acquisitions despte the dismal industry. more.. PGATour.com - Scotland's New Classic Courses
05-05-2009
With a golf history reaching back more than 600 years, it's the old, traditional courses that attract most visitor attention in Scotland - nothing wrong with that, these centenarians are the layouts that created the game we know today. Designed and built at a time when mechanical earth moving equipment didn't exist, out of necessity, they are completely natural and void of the artificial, mad made feeling, familiar to most of us on this side of the Atlantic. more.. Turfgrass Trends - The Making of Machrihanish Dunes
05-01-2009
Just inside dunes in this speck of a town on the Mull of Kintyre in southwestern Scotland, a golf course has come to life. To say it was "built" is somewhat misleading. It's more as if Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club was unfurled or, perhaps, revealed. more.. Golf Digest - Resemassans 8 Basta
04-30-2009
Fran Allerum till Raffles Resort i Grenadinerna. Estland, Osterrike, Mauritius, Turkiet och Jamaica. Under en vinterhelg besoktes Swedish Golf Travelers Fair av golfsugna besokare. Har ar listan pa ustallarna som fick oss att langta ut fran Vintertradgarden i Grand Hotel i Stockholm... more.. Campbeltown Courier - Machrihanish Dunes gets Eco Approval
04-24-2009
Machrihanish Dunes, Kintyre's new links course, was given the seal of approval on Wednesday by Scottish Natural Heritage. more.. Golfweek - Machrihanish Dunes to open in July
04-20-2009
It finally appears that the golfers making the pilgrimage to the Scotland's historic Machrihanish Golf Club will have the chance to play at its much anticipated sister course. more.. The London Times - Scottish golf course will tee off on time with US cash injection
04-15-2009
An American resort developer has stepped in to ensure that the West Coast of Scotland's first new links golf course in more than a century opens this summer. Southworth Development, based in Massachusetts, announced yesterday that it had bought a controlling interest in the Machrihanish Dunes development and would be injecting "several million pounds" to complete the estimated £30 million project. more..Golf Links Magazine - Best New Courses: Golf in the Raw
03-27-2009
When Old Tom Morris made what must have been in 1876 a formidable journey from his home town of St Andrews to the southern corner of the Mull of Kintyre far in the west of Scotland to layout the classic links of Machrihanish, he declared the lad to be "made by The Almighty for playing golf"... more.. Golf Architecture: A Worldwide Perspective, Volume Five - Machrihanish Dunes, Scotland: Walking in Famous Footsteps
02-23-2009
Hot on the heels of completing the Castle Course, the latest addition to the 'Home of Golf', I packed my bags and headed west to organise yet another home - the fortieth in my relatively short life. As we established the Machrihanish Dunes site, I was struck by a thought that first presented three years earlier: Old Tom, himself, also had the honour and privilege to both design and build a course at St Andrews, and then do the same on the West coast on the remote peninsula at Machrihanish on the tip of the Mull of Kintyre... more.. GOLFWEEK - Scotch Retreat: Free Golf for Tourists
01-12-2009
Scoland's tourist board is dangling an enticing lure to tourists: free golf, and lots of it. more.. Campbeltown Courier - We're In The Money
12-05-2008
The Argyll and Bute Council has approved a £30 Million investment project that will revitalize and improve the five main towns in Arygyll. Campbeltown has been awarded £6.5 Million of the total monies, which will go towards improvements to the town's centre and the construction of a brand new 100 berth marina among other improvements. more..Golf Digest - New Golf in Ancient Lands
12-01-2008
With a burst of great new golf courses, there are more reasons than ever to make that pilgrimage to Scotland... more.. Greenbang Eco Business News - Scotland Tees Up Eco Friendly Golf Course
10-13-2008
When it comes to the sport of golf, Greenbang is firmly in the Mark Twain and Winston Churchill camp of it being a good walk spoiled. Greenbang’s golf handicap is the ability to top the ball 20 yards and dig up half a ton of turf on most shots - and that’s just on the greens. Greenbang also doesn’t look very good in Rupert the Bear trousers.
With all the water, pesticides and other chemicals it takes to maintain most golf courses it also isn’t the most environmentally-friendly of sports.
But word reaches Greenbang of a new course being built on the west coast of Scotland that aims to change all that. more..The Daily Telegraph - Eco Friendly Golf Course to Open in Scotland
10-10-2008
The future of golf is in the past, or at least that's what the creators of the world's most environmentally friendly golf course believe. When Machrihanish Dunes opens to the public next Spring it will be the first true links course on the west coast of Scotland for more than 100 years and the only one ever to be built on a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). more.. BJTonline.com - Best Golf Courses - Machrihanish Dunes
10-01-2008
Native Scotsman David McLay Kidd spent his childhood summers romping on the dunes here–when not playing Machrihanish Golf Club, an Old Tom Morris design from 1876. Now he has had the chance to create the first true links to open in western Scotland in more than a century. more.. GolfBusinessNews.com - Machrihanish Dunes Plans Exceptional Opening Celebration
10-01-2008
The Ultimate Golf Weekend - a chance to play four of Scotland's best courses, enjoy some of the most luxurious accommodation the country has to offer and to travel by transport so exclusive it's in a class of its own - is an offer in a free prize draw. more.. GolfBistro.org - Golf Tourism to Machrihanish Dunes on Scotland's West Coast
09-08-2008
In the past 100 years there has not been an addition to the golf landscape on Scotland's west coast. A project has been in the making over the past several years that will be a definite trip of a lifetime for any golfer who loves history. more.. Mach II - Golfweek
08-25-2007
One of the more intriguing and remote links courses in the world is about to get a Kidd sister (pun intended). more.. Leisure News - Grass Roots Support for New Scottish Golf Course
08-08-2007
The new 18-hole Machrihanish Dunes links course has chosen Barenbrug grass seed for its greens and tees. Currently under construction by DMK Golf Design, the course is using two mixtures selected both for their compatibility with the natural surroundings and proven performance in harsh conditions. more.. A Team for the Greens Machrihanish Dunes - Golf Business News
08-07-2007
Machrihanish Dunes has chosen Barenbrug grass seed for its greens and tees. The new 18-hole links course, currently under construction by DMK Golf Design, is using two mixtures selected for their compatibility with the natural surroundings and proven performance in harsh conditions.
Situated on the Kintyre Peninsula, Machrihanish Dunes is the first 18-hole links golf course to be built on the west coast of Scotland in over a century, and the first ever to be built entirely within a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). more.. From Mashpee to Scotland - Cape Cod Times
07-30-2007
Sixteen years ago, David Southworth and Reebok chairman Paul Fireman sat down to discuss the future. The "golf course" that fireman had recently purchased was little more than a pile of dirt, with a trailer serving as the makeshift clubhouse. more.. Scottish project takes shape - Golf Course Industry
07-23-2007
David Southworth is getting a lesson in the purist’s view of golf for his new development project. Construction began last spring on the Machrihanish Dunes golf course on Isle of Kintyre on the southwest coast of Scotland. It’s next to Old Tom Morris’ Machrihanish Golf Club and a short ride away from St. Andrews. more.. New seaplane service plans and fresh hope for Irish ferry - Campbeltown Courier
07-20-2007
MONDAY could be remembered as one of the days that shaped the future prosperity of Campbeltown and Kintyre. The first of what is hoped to be regular visits by commercial seaplanes landed in Campbeltown Loch and at the same time, across the water new hope was given to Ballycastle-Campbeltown ferry service at the British-Irish Council summit meeting at Stormont. more.. The finishing date of the new Dunes Golf Club is in sight - Campbeltown Courier
07-20-2007
Machrihanish Dunes is set to be finished in 2008 and already the owners of the course have started selling the new links course as an attraction in Kintyre. By bringing nine management staff from Visit Scotland, they were able to view the progress of the new golf course and to see exactly what it is they are selling, not just to the people of Britain but across Europe and America as well. more.. Super-rich boost Scottish tourism - The Observer
06-17-2007
It may be a far cry from the sun-kissed beaches and bright lights of the Cote d'Azur, but Scotland is becoming the latest fashionable playground for millionaires. more.. Head Greenkeeper at St. Andrews Old Course Move to the New Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club - IAGTO
05-16-2007
Brightside Leisure Development Limited, the developer of the new Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club in Machrihanish, Scotland is pleased to announce that Euan Grant, formerly Head Greenkeeper of the Old Course at St. Andrews, has joined Machrihanish Dunes as Keeper of the Green. more.. Is Eight Enough? - Links Magazine
05-01-2007
Earlier this year, the St. Andrews Links Trust announced that its No. 7 course, currently under construction on a clifftop two miles southeast of town, would be named the Castle, in recognition of the fact a medieval stronghold had occupied the approximate site of the intended 9th and 18th greens. more.. Southworth gets linked up in Scotland - Boston Globe
04-19-2007
It enticed none other than Old Tom Morris to sojourn hundreds of miles nearly 130 years ago. It inspired the esteemed Paul McCartney to twice write songs of tribute. And now, it has enchanted David Southworth enough to commit a business interest. more.. Club & Resort Business
04-01-2007
Southworth Development has signed three new long-term management contracts in Scotland, through its new Southworth Europe Limited subsidiary. more.. Dunes latest link in Scottish golf chain - Daily Express
03-20-2007
The latest major links development in Scotland is about to get underway at last. The first sod on the new Machrihanish Dunes course is due to be cut on April 27, more than three years after the project was launched by golf entrepreneur Brian Keating. more.. Make your way to Machrihanish - Golf Week
12-19-2006
Snow fell heavily here on March 18, 1876, as it had for much of that week. But by March, owing to the mercurial weather along Scotland's remote southwest coast, the snow had cleared and a 10-hole golf course was laid. By 10 a.m. that morning, a group of area men played the first two rounds on what was then called Kintyre Golf Club, finishing each in 1 3/4 hours. more.. What's New in the Old Country? - Golf Styles New England
12-01-2006
Speaking of the Mull of Kintyre, golfers in the know will have heard of the outstanding course at Machrihanish. Most will not have played it, though, since in the past it's been so difficult to get to. Not anymore. more.. |
