David McLay Kidd's new Machrihanish Dunes golf course worth the trip - if you play Machrihanish G.C. too
Is it sacrilegious to call a links course in the birthplace of golf the Bandon Dunes of Scotland? In many ways, that's exactly what Machrihanish Dunes is. Both are on hard-to-get-to sections of coastline that attract golfers to play neoclassic links golf. The big difference is that in pre-Kidd Bandon, Oregon there was nothing, but the pre-Kidd Kintyre Peninsula was already home to fabled Machrihanish Golf Club. That is where the story gets interesting.
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PerryGolf brings their years of Scotland golf package experience to deliver the best of St. Andrews golf and accommodations, with five nights accommodations at the Fairmont St. Andrews, plus five rounds of golf, including a round on the prestigious Old Course at St. Andrews.
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David McLay Kidd's new Machrihanish Dunes golf course worth the trip - if you play Machrihanish G.C. too
Is it sacrilegious to call a links course in the birthplace of golf the Bandon Dunes of Scotland? In many ways, that's exactly what Machrihanish Dunes is. Both are on hard-to-get-to sections of coastline that attract golfers to play neoclassic links golf. The big difference is that in pre-Kidd Bandon, Oregon there was nothing, but the pre-Kidd Kintyre Peninsula was already home to fabled Machrihanish Golf Club. That is where the story gets interesting.
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The Old Course in St. Andrews is one of the game's most coveted rounds for a variety of reasons. There's the history, with golf dating back on these grounds six centuries. It's also the Open Championship's most famous and frequented venue. The course is also extremely fun to play for the average player.
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