http://punchbowlgolf.com/2010/02/mach-dunes-the-dmk-tapes-ii/ Videos, Images and Essays on Golf Course Design, Construction, and Maintenance Mon, 21 May 2012 05:30:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://punchbowlgolf.com/2010/02/mach-dunes-the-dmk-tapes-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-765 mannitol Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:55:42 +0000 http://punchbowlgolf.com/?p=2120#comment-765 Nice post. I study something on completely different blogs everyday. It will always be stimulating to read content from other writers and observe a little bit something from their blog. Nice post. I study something on completely different blogs everyday. It will always be stimulating to read content from other writers and observe a little bit something from their blog.

]]> http://punchbowlgolf.com/2010/02/mach-dunes-the-dmk-tapes-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-434 dan Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:03:04 +0000 http://punchbowlgolf.com/?p=2120#comment-434 Thanks for this, very interesting interview. I was lucky enough to play Mach Dunes last September, two days after the wonderful Machrie on Islay, which gave an interesting comparison. Mach Dunes is clearly a new course; there were daisies on a couple of fairways, some greens were settling in, it was a long walk between some holes, a couple of holes are super hard due to the routing, there are a couple of slight misfit holes, I lost two balls with tee shots that were just over the blind markers...but what fun ! Super views, lots of secluded spots, great facilities, we were just sad not to have time to take advantage of the excellent value stay and play deal. Compared to The Machrie, which is I think my favourite golf course, there were definite similarities in the naturalness and fun of the golf. As Mach Dunes settles in it will improve, and as Mr Kidd says hopefully SNH will bend slightly and allow them to make incremental improvements over time. Highly recommended, and with Old Machrihanish and Dunaverty well worth the beautiful drive down the Kintyre Peninsula. Thanks for this, very interesting interview.
I was lucky enough to play Mach Dunes last September, two days after the wonderful Machrie on Islay, which gave an interesting comparison.
Mach Dunes is clearly a new course; there were daisies on a couple of fairways, some greens were settling in, it was a long walk between some holes, a couple of holes are super hard due to the routing, there are a couple of slight misfit holes, I lost two balls with tee shots that were just over the blind markers…but what fun ! Super views, lots of secluded spots, great facilities, we were just sad not to have time to take advantage of the excellent value stay and play deal.
Compared to The Machrie, which is I think my favourite golf course, there were definite similarities in the naturalness and fun of the golf. As Mach Dunes settles in it will improve, and as Mr Kidd says hopefully SNH will bend slightly and allow them to make incremental improvements over time.
Highly recommended, and with Old Machrihanish and Dunaverty well worth the beautiful drive down the Kintyre Peninsula.

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