Playing Conditions
Our Strategy
This isn’t a course you come with a scorecard in hand and desperately try to shoot a score, none of your go to modern golf shots will work here anyway, this is golf of a bygone era and is best enjoyed trying to play the way old Tom Morris did. So, get creative with your shots, play match-play and try not to hit any sheep!
Review
Machrihanish Dunes is a true masterpiece of natural design, carved directly through protected dunes and ranked among the UK’s top courses. It’s golf at its most authentic, no manufactured perfection, just wind, natural dunes, and creative shot making. The fairways twist through wild contours, the greens flow with the landscape, and every shot demands imagination. It’s the kind of course that humbles you and thrills you in equal measure: unforgettable, untamed, and completely exhilarating.
Must Know Tips
- 1Hole 4 (Par 4) - While a bail our left might look like the play, aim too far left and you’ll be lost in the knee-high heather.
- 2Hole 6 (par 3) - While short might not look appealing from the tee, going long is far worse with hidden bunkers, testing rough and steep slopes.
- 3Hole 16 (par 5) - This par 5 plays shorter than you think thanks you a helping wind. Take a club less on your approach.
- 4Hole 8 (par 5) - Beware the dreaded pot bunker at the back of the green. End up here and taking stroke & distance isn't the worst idea.
Signature Holes
Hole 4
216 yard par 4 and is a par 4 for a good reason with a long narrow green impossible to land perfectly if you approach straight on from the tee.
Hole 5
One of the best views in golf! Battle with a hellish crosswind as you hit towards the ocean and hope the wind brings your ball back to a postage stamp green.
Hole 10
The yardage book encourages you to open your shoulders on the drive to clear the swale and take advantage of the roller coaster up-and-down fairway, carefully navigating run offs, mounds and bunkers. Its is pinball golf at its finest.
Best Suited For
Our Scores
Difficulty Profile
Recommended Handicap Range
0 - 20