When the opportunity arose to visit probably the most remote location in Golf Monthly’s Top 100 UK & Ireland golf courses, I very much jumped at it. The location itself is Another Place, The Machrie, situated on the Hebridean island of Islay.
Undoubtedly you would’ve recognised the name of the island for its whisky-rich heritage, more on that later, but the course itself is growing in stature and worldwide acclaim after its upgrade by Tour pro DJ Russell. Having seen images of the course before attending, I was very much looking forward to the experience…