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information. The best place to hit the ball is often the tip of the Kintyre peninsula about a twentyfar from obvious. More than at perhaps any Scottish minute drive from Campbeltown. Connoisseurs links aside from the Old Course, taking a caddie know that Great Britain and Ireland are absolutely comes strongly recommended at Mach Dunes. loaded with "hidden gems," those smaller local Looking at Machrihanish and Mach Dunes tracks that deliver quirky fun in an unpretentious from a design standpoint, the two sites are similar package. Dunaverty is one of these. Tipping out enough that it's enjoyable to compare the routing at a demure 4,799 yards and a par of 66, it's not approaches taken by Old Tom Morris and David a "championship" challenge—though as with all Kidd. The former features a classic linksland seaside links, when the wind is howling (which arrangement, with the front nine running straight it always is), you might as well throw out the out along the water and scorecard. What it offers is then turning back to the simple seaside golf that can clubhouse, while the latter readily be enjoyed by golfers is defned by a pair of of all skill levels. Almost intertwined braids. The entirely bunkerless, it derives out-and-back movement of its challenge from the land's Machrihanish feels more natural rises and falls, from natural—it's closer to the way burns and gullies, and of one would explore a swath course, from the beach itself, of dunesy wilderness if a golf which is in play and offers course weren't there. The the opportunity for some drawback is that it's very memorable recovery shots. top-heavy. The front nine is Most of all, Dunaverty offers just about as good as links wonderful vistas—on one golf can get—from the word side there's the great rocky go, Machrihanish sets off on plug of Ailsa Craig (the a run of unforgettable holes, most famous view of which culminating in the "Punch is from Turnberry Resort), Bowl" 5th, which features and on the other, the coast Black-faced sheep roam a brilliant fallaway green. of Northern Ireland looms the grounds of the golf club. After the turn, though, the just ten miles away across the land just isn't as memorable, sea. It's amazing how often and the course simply peters out at the fnish. courses like this, usually tacked onto itineraries Mach Dunes, for its part, is a more confusing and as afterthoughts, can deliver some of a golf trip's occasionally disjointed walk, but on the whole it purest moments of joy. Travelers have a tendency remains compelling because the golfer is frequently to invest the grand and famous links with heavy changing direction in relation to the wind. Great expectations—we want to savor the experience to holes are scattered between the two nines, and there's the fullest, and we very badly hope to score well. a sense of adventure in its unpredictability. In short, But it's at little holiday courses that we're most likely both routing strategies have their pros and cons, to let our guard down and just…play. Dunaverty but there's no doubt they yield very different (and may not be for everyone, and Machrihanish and complementary) golf experiences. Mach Dunes will always be the links that draw Speaking of different experiences, we'd be remiss golfers from across the sea, but without its charms not to mention a third local course that's worth this magnifcent corner of Scotland wouldn't truly seeking out. Dunaverty Golf Club is situated at be a complete golf destination. IT'S CLOSER TO THE WAY ONE WOULD EXPLORE A SWATH OF DUNESY WILDERNESS IF A GOLF COURSE WEREN 'T THERE. 86 Tempus-Magazine.com . Summer 2013