"Tee off across the Atlantic" - The first hole was recently voted the finest in the world.
To provide a varied test for the competent golfer, the layout is not just a predictable nine out, and nine back. Set in the Machrihanish Dunes, the classic links holes, apart from the 1st, are the 5th, another par four with its fairway like an elephant's graveyard, the 10th, a clever dogleg par five and the 15th, a "one shotter" with real difficulty if the elusive green is missed from the tee.
Each hole flows almost seamlessly from the previous, making this course fairly unique as a natural links course.
No matter how serious you are about your golf, or not, playing the Championship course is a must for your bucket list.
| Hole | Name | Blue | White | Yellow | Par | Stroke Index |
Lady's Yards |
Lady's Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Battery | 436 | 428 | 428 | 4 | 3 | 422 | 5 |
| 2 | Machrihanish | 393 | 393 | 377 | 4 | 7 | 354 | 4 |
| 3 | Islay | 373 | 373 | 361 | 4 | 11 | 343 | 4 |
| 4 | Jura | 121 | 121 | 132 | 3 | 18 | 110 | 3 |
| 5 | Punch Bowl | 388 | 388 | 328 | 4 | 5 | 318 | 4 |
| 6 | Balaclava | 348 | 311 | 292 | 4 | 13 | 288 | 4 |
| 7 | Bruach More | 476 | 429 | 420 | 4 | 2 | 410 | 5 |
| 8 | Gigha | 341 | 341 | 334 | 4 | 9 | 304 | 4 |
| 9 | Ranachan | 354 | 354 | 342 | 4 | 15 | 242 | 4 |
| Out | 3230 | 3138 | 3014 | 35 | 2791 | 37 | ||
| 10 | Cnocmoy | 558 | 502 | 467 | 5 | 10 | 456 | 5 |
| 11 | Strabane | 223 | 198 | 195 | 3 | 8 | 162 | 3 |
| 12 | Long Hole | 542 | 510 | 494 | 5 | 6 | 454 | 5 |
| 13 | Kilkivan | 369 | 369 | 353 | 4 | 12 | 334 | 4 |
| 14 | Castlehill | 459 | 437 | 411 | 4 | 1 | 400 | 4 |
| 15 | The Hut | 166 | 166 | 156 | 3 | 16 | 128 | 3 |
| 16 | Rorke's Drift | 232 | 232 | 221 | 3 | 4 | 159 | 3 |
| 17 | The Burn | 369 | 369 | 357 | 4 | 14 | 342 | 4 |
| 18 | Lossit | 314 | 314 | 303 | 4 | 17 | 271 | 4 |
| In | 3232 | 3097 | 2957 | 35 | 2706 | 35 | ||
| Out | 3230 | 3138 | 3014 | 35 | 2791 | 37 | ||
| Total | 6462 | 6235 | 5971 | 70 | 5497 | 72 |
