Macrihanish
Size: A5 with 1 inch border.
A meeting was held, on the 11th March 1876 in the Argyll Arms Hotel whose purpose was to organise a golf club in the town of Campbeltown, then known as The Kintyre Golf Club.
Size: A5 with 1 inch border.
A meeting was held, on the 11th March 1876 in the Argyll Arms Hotel whose purpose was to organise a golf club in the town of Campbeltown, then known as The Kintyre Golf Club.
Size: A5 with 1 inch border.
A meeting was held, on the 11th March 1876 in the Argyll Arms Hotel whose purpose was to organise a golf club in the town of Campbeltown, then known as The Kintyre Golf Club.
The membership fee was set at 10 shillings with a further 5 shillings annual subscription (green fees). The rules were adopted at that time from Prestwick.
Golf had been played at Machrihanish before the formation of the club as far back as 1871, but it was not until 1876 that the club officially formed. During the first year of the club formation no less than forty-one people had became members.
With this popularity came expansion, as the course was enlarged from 10 holes to 12 with the advice of Charles Hunter from Prestwick. Monumentally in 1879 the club sought the expertise of Old Tom Morris, as you will read in the Tom Morris page, he won the Open Championship no less than four times in his professional golfing career and was a knowledgeable golf professional. Old Tom Morris, assisted Machrihanish Golf Club extending from the then 12 hole course to a full 18 holes when new land was secured, where the first hole was moved to its current position, and now recognised as 'the' if not one of the best opening golf holes in the world.
In 1879 after the extending of the golf course in the natural links environment, Jim Morris, Tom Morris, Bob Martin (all of St Andews) and Jack Morris of Hoylake all played a round for prizes with a prize of £10 up for grabs, quite a pricey sum in those days as you can imagine. Jim Morris scored 78, Bob Martin scored 81, Tom Morris 86 and Jack Morris 87, and afterwards the recognised statement, "specifically designed by The Almighty for playing golf" was expressed by Old Tom Morris reflecting on just how marvellous and natural the course was.
In April 1894, another professional and amateur tournament was held with the value of prizes at £100, with Sandy Herd winning with rounds of 78 and 76 respectively with a prize of £20.
Within 2 months of the formation of the Kintyre Golf Club, the local paper, The Campbeltown Courier refers to the course as 'our magnificent links'.