Video of Machrihanish Golf Club
Caption: SAND SOIL beneath the Channelling Tom Morris with a Round of Classic Links Golf
Video of Mull of Kintyre
Caption: We bought and converted a van into a custom camper – and headed off to Scotland to explore Scotland’s greatest links golf courses. Heading across the Mull of Kintyre to play one of Scotland’s great links – Machrihanish was an adventure within itself.
Video of Machrihanish Golf Club
Caption: A lot is made of that opening hole - teeing off from the small peninsula known as “The Battery,” immediately outside the pro shop. Over the beach and Atlantic to an oblique fairway, it instantly sets the tone for what is to come.
Video of Glasgow
Caption: The links wasn’t “manicured,” but it was as well presented for true links golf as any I’d seen. Rough in the parts that didn’t matter, but damn near perfect where it did.
Picture of Machrihanish Bay Beach
Caption: The fine fescues of Machrihanish were once described by Old Tom Morris “...as perfect for golf as any I’d seen.” All these years later, I am inclined to agree.