Dunaverty Golf Club

It's a long drive to Machrihanish from anywhere in Scotland, but it's always worth the beautiful drive to have the opportunity to play the original Machrihanish, now the new Machrihanish Dunes, and one of Scotland's hidden gems, Dunaverty. It's just 20 minutes south of Machrihanish in the village of Southend on the south coast of the Kintyre peninsula. It's a short and fun links style of layout of just under 5,000 yards, par of 66, with only one bunker on the entire golf course at the 7th hole. The course is an old one, like most in Scotland, having been founded in 1889, and was completely remodelled and extended before the Second World War. The Course is sited on ground around Dunaverty Rock, a long established site for fortification which once was rumored to have sheltered Robert the Bruce. The setting has great views over the coastline to Sanda Island to the south, Ailsa Craig and Ayrshire to the east and Northern Ireland to the south west. It wasn't the quality or significance of the two Machrihanish courses, but truly enjoyable and historic course nonetheless. Stayed at the Argyll Arms across the street from the course, very nice accommodations, a much quieter stay than in Campbeltown.