Location: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland | Ranking: #86
Designer: Kyle Phillips (2003) | Type: Links
Editor’s Note: Dundonald Links is a modern Ayrshire links whose broad playing corridors, exposed setting and strategic green complexes make it a useful contrast to the region’s older championship courses.
Travel & Logistics
- Access: Dundonald sits close to Irvine and the wider Ayrshire golf coast, making it straightforward to combine with Troon, Prestwick and Turnberry.
- Booking: dundonaldlinks.com. Confirm current visitor access, green fees, handicap requirements and course conditions directly before travelling.
Championship Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOTAL |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
Key Notes & 19th Hole
- Modern links: width off the tee creates options, while exposure and green complexes place more emphasis on controlling the next shot.
- Ayrshire circuit: Dundonald can be combined efficiently with Prestwick, Royal Troon and Turnberry.
- Stay: local accommodation allows the course to fit naturally into a multi-round Ayrshire Stay · Play · Recover itinerary.
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