Dundonald Links

Dundonald Links has quickly become a must-play on any golf trip to Scotland. Set in the heart of Ayrshire, this par 72 offers a classic links experience: generous fairways, rolling greens and a wide choice of tees make it an enjoyable test for every golfer.

The first course on this site was designed by Willie Fernie, the 1883 Open champion, and opened on 23 March 1911. At 6,700 yards it was one of the longest courses of its time, but after two world wars the land was almost unrecognisable. In 2003 Loch Lomond Golf Club bought the property to give its members a traditional links challenge, and brought in the Californian architect Kyle Phillips, fresh from building Kingsbarns. With such good coastal ground, he created a modern links of real quality.

Today the course has beautiful rolling ground, plenty of gorse and, unlike many traditional links, some holes framed by tall pines. Dundonald has hosted the Ladies Scottish Open from 2015 to 2017, the men’s Scottish Open in 2017 and the Women’s Scottish Open since 2022, and it has been a Final Qualifying venue for The Open since 2023.