Machrihanish Golf Club (Championship)

Founded in 1876 as the Kintyre Golf Club, Machrihanish was expanded to a full 18 holes by Old Tom Morris in 1879 on a stretch of magnificent dune land at the foot of the Kintyre peninsula, with the Atlantic, the Paps of Jura and the Irish coast all visible from the course. Its opening hole, a thrilling drive across a corner of the beach to a distant fairway, has been hailed by Jack Nicklaus as the best opening hole in golf, cementing Machrihanish's reputation as one of the game's great remote links.