The Machrie – Hebrides Social Golf Course

The Hebrides is a creative short-format social golf course designed to celebrate the heritage and relaxed spirit of golf on Islay. Inspired by the original 1891 Machrie routing, this playful course delivers a modern and highly accessible experience that complements the championship links beside it. Built within the same spectacular dune landscape overlooking Laggan Bay, The Hebrides combines fun strategy, natural contours and stunning coastal scenery into a format equally enjoyable for experienced golfers, families and first-time players. The course encourages a more casual style of play while still showcasing the rugged beauty and authentic links terrain that define The Machrie estate. Guests can move seamlessly between the championship course, short-game facilities and social golf spaces before unwinding at the hotel’s restaurant terraces, whisky lounges and wellness gardens. Combined with Islay’s celebrated distilleries and wild Atlantic scenery, The Hebrides adds a distinctly modern layer to one of Scotland’s most atmospheric golf destinations, offering an experience rooted as much in relaxation and connection as in competitive play.