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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.. 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.. Golf Monthly - Dream Machines
10-13-2009
Malcolm Campbell takes a look at four stunning courses opened recently that ahve bucked the economic downtrend to become the must visit courses in the UK and Ireland. more.. Golf World - Remote, Rugged, Raw, Remarkable
10-13-2009
Here on the west coast of Scotland, right on the open Atlantic and at the toe of the great peninsula of the Mull of Kinture, it can feel pretty remote. Yet a golf course has just emerged out of the dunes, down the road from the famous 'old' course at Machrihanish, which is set to make the journey worthwhile - more.. LINKS Magazine - The New Scotland - Courses like Machrihanish Dunes are reinventing the home of golf
10-12-2009
Machrihanish Dunes is featured in a cover story in the Fall 2009 issue of LINKS Magazine. more..Golf Course Architecture - Lord of the Links
10-10-2009
Practically every golfer that has made the trek to the Kintyre peninsula and played at Machrihanish has had the same thought, on reaching the ninth hole and turning for home: "Wow - look at those dunes. Surely there's room for another golf course?" more.. Links Magazine – Scotland East vs West
07-01-2009
This summer brings the anxiously awaited debut of David McLay Kidd’s Machrihanish Dunes. On the same rugged terrain as the original, it is expected to be an exacting, exhilarating test. 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..Cambeltown Courier - Old Tom Visits Machrihanish
10-31-2008
A group of American golf Operators touring Scottish courses were fiven a history lesson they'll never forget on Monday night at The Old Clubhouse, Machrihanish... 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.. The Observer - £18M Golf Bonanza for Kintyre
11-04-2007
New links resort for Machrihanish. It already enjoys some of the most beautiful sunsets in the world, and now the fortunes of one of the country's most remote communities are about to glow in an equally spectacular fashion. 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.. |
