Image of Machrie Bay Golf Club in Ayrshire | David J Whyte © Linksland
Machrie Bay is a small but intriguing nine-hole course situated 12 miles from Brodick in the village of Machrie on the south side of Isle of Arran.
It is ideal for getting rid of your aches and pains after the long drive up, with the first just easing you in as it is a great opener with the beach on one side and the road on the other, but you will need to be quite straight off the tee if you are to make par.
The second is another good hole, where a nice little chip over a mound to a hidden green will get you on a roll. You can't ask for much more than golf by the sea, but as it comes inland it provides just as much joy.
Each hole is full of character, a true facet of a Scottish island golf course.
