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MACH DUNES- THE DMK TAPES III

In this third and final part of my interview with David McLay Kidd about Mach Dunes (part 1 and part 2, here), the architect refutes one of my and others’ main criticisms of the course- an unwieldy routing with lots of blind shots and long transitions between greens and tees. It was my thought that [...]

MACH DUNES- THE DMK TAPES II

This is the second part of my lengthy discussion with David McLay Kidd about his new course Mach Dunes in Scotland (Part One, here). One aspect of Kidd’s perspective on the course that I really respect is his bravery to put a product out there that he and the rest of the team knows has [...]

MACH DUNES- THE DMK TAPES

Mach Dunes opened in July of this past year at roughly the same time as Castle Stuart to the north. Neither is in the heart of Scottish golf touring area and so few if any have played them both. I did make it out to the Mull of Kintyre a few weeks before it opened [...]

CH’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK- CASTLE COURSE

My most recent quest brought me to the seventh installment at the St.Andrews Links Trust, which is David Kidd’s Castle Course, an effort that brings some of the prominent aspects of modern golf design to the outskirts of golf’s home.  While it is not perfect, in many spots it is quite beautiful, and it certainly [...]