Eco-friendly golf course to open in Scotland

The future of golf is in the past, or at least that's what the creators of the world's most environmentally friendly golf course believe. When Machrihanish Dunes opens to the public next Spring it will be the first true links course on the west coast of Scotland for more than 100 years and the only one ever to be built on a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Gone are the artificially lush coloured fairways and manicured greens so familiar to parkland golfers around the world, instead Machrihanish Dunes has gone back to the history books to create a course in keeping with the way golf began. No chemicals, pesticides, heavy machinery or even artificial irrigation systems are allowed on the 270 acres of windswept sand dunes bordering the Atlantic with panoramic views of the islands of Gigha, Islay and Jura. Instead... [read full story]