MACHRIHANISH DUNES GOLF CLUB: When Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club opened to the public in May 2009, it was the first golf course to be have been built on a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSi) since the days of "Old Tom" himself. It is also the first 18-hole links golf course to be built on the west coast of Scotland in 100 years. Set hard against the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, Machrihanish Dunes shares breathtaking views with the adjacent Machrihanish Golf Club links (ranked 44th by Golf Digest's "Top 100 Courses Outside the U.S."). Course architect and Scotsman David McLay Kidd, who is internationally acclaimed for his design of Bandon Dunes in Oregon and the Castle Course at St. Andrews, chose his 18 favorites to make up the inspired routing for Machrihanish Dunes. Measuring 7,300 yards, Machrihanish Dunes will also feature six greens and five tees at the ocean’s edge.