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Kuisch Eric (Netherlands) 24/07/06

Best links in Scotland. Period. Puts a spell on you right from the very start. Not just big hits with giga drivers but smart play is what you need and a lot of creativity to shape your shots (you can hit short iron from the tee and approach elevated green with a long iron; try it on Gigha, hole 8). Kintyre could't impress me (long and boring journey) but this course is worth any trip to get there. Unspoilt roots of golf are here to be found for a bargain green fee. I did not reserve a tee time but was hitting the ball within 20 minutes on arrival. Where can you find such an easy access to such a fine course. I'll be back. Definitely!

Value for Money	10
Challenge	10
Off Course	8

S. Gione (USA) 08/09/04

After reading about Machrihanish, I developed an obsession about making the long drive to see whether the "legends" were true. On the day we played, there were 40-knot winds and my wife was miserable, making it tough for me to disguise the fact that I was having the time of my life! Machrihanish was much more than I expected.

However, I beg to differ on two issues most commonly written: 1) The "Battery" is not an intimidating hole ... it would be if there was a "gorse penalty" for driving thru the fairway (which I did). 2) I found the two closing holes a really enjoyable "wind-down" from the concentration needed during the prior holes.

In support of one of the other posts, Dunaverty is a recommended play while down in the area. It's a really short but fun course with spectacular ocean holes that rival any other I've seen in Scotland ... and my wife loved it :-)

Richard Mcmurdo (England) 29/10/03

First class true links course. A sign says that it was designed by Tom Morris but the reality is that the natural beauty of the scenery was designed by God himself. The Atlantic, sand dunes, hills and hollows make this course a well worth trip, the superbly maintained greens are just a bonus. The first hole is surely the finest in the world of golf; a 400+ yard par-4 driving across Machrihanish bay.

Nelson Berry (USA) 03/09/02

Editing update from previous entry: The B @ B should have read Ardell House instead of Argyll. Very neat place. Owner David Baxter is a very nice Scottish gentleman. And I forgot to add my struggles on the inward 9----a 45 for a round of 81.

Nelson Berry (USA) 31/08/02

Wow! Step back in time and play this wonder. What a setting. Played in a club competition on August 3 and was it a fantastic experience. It was a roller coaster round as I shot 36 on the front (2 bouble bogeys---but 4 birdies and a 40 foot putt holed for par on #5). I had a bad caddie--but that has now just made for a funny story. He was trying to club me (he was terrible at this) and I kept asking for yardage. I asked for the distance at #3 and he said "6-iron". I said I need an actual yardage please. He replied "6-iron". I airmailed the green with an 8-iron and his reply was " the 6-iron was right you just have to hit it easy". Such logic would indicate a 1-iron might have been right.

Clubhouse serves wonderful dinner meals. Argyll House makes a wonderful B & B overlooking the first hole from across the road. Please put on your agenda if you go to Scotland. Allow 2 days for this place.

James P. McCann (Scotland) 14/08/02

Played the Rotary Open on 10th August 2002.

What a bargain for 12 quid to the club

golfer who can afford the 6 hour round trip

from Glasgow! We got one of the best days

of the summer so far and the course was an

absolute joy to play - very fair, not too

many blind shots and the greens in excellent

shape. Will be back next year if God spares

us.The home made soup at lunch time was

delicious and a reasonably priced evening meal

rounded the day off nicely before heading home.

Our three ball had all recently played at

Kingsbarns and think that is a brilliant track

but Machrihanish runs it close - you get a

feeling of stepping back in time a little here

to a time when golf was a very simple,

uncomplicated sporting pursuit. It was also

hard to believe the layout of the course was

such that huge tracts of land beside the dunes

were not used as an integral part of the course.

Do yourself a favour and set aside a day to play

a round here - you will not be disappointed.

You could almost construct another course within

the existing course.