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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.. Pages: [1][2][3][4][5][6]
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