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Dundonald Links

Gailes, Ayrshire · Designed by Kyle Phillips (2003) · Est. 2003

Dundonald is the modern championship links of the Ayrshire coast. Kyle Phillips — the architect of Kingsbarns — reshaped an earlier course on the Gailes duneland and it reopened in 2003, owned by the exclusive Loch Lomond Golf Club. It quickly earned a big-event pedigree, hosting the Scottish Open in 2017 and the Women's Scottish Open, and a striking clubhouse and lodge opened in 2019 to make it a full stay-and-play destination.

The course plays firm and fast over classic linksland to around 7,100 yards and par 72, with the rumpled fairways, revetted bunkers and subtle greens you would expect from a Phillips design. Set between Western Gailes and Glasgow Prestwick, it slots naturally into an Ayrshire itinerary alongside Troon, Turnberry and Prestwick.

The ground has been golfing land since the late 19th century, but it was Phillips's 2003 remodelling, and the backing of the exclusive Loch Lomond Golf Club, that made it a championship venue; the clubhouse and lodges added in 2019 turned it into Ayrshire's premier stay-and-play address. Firm and fast with the wind rarely absent, it rewards the low, running shot and punishes the aerial game — exactly as a links should.

Highlights

Kyle Phillips championship links (2003)
Hosted the 2017 Scottish Open and Women's Scottish Open
Owned by Loch Lomond — stay-and-play lodge on site

Good to know

→Being tour-tested, it can play very long — check the yardage on the day and pick a sensible tee; the firm, fast turf gives you plenty of run in return.
→The on-site clubhouse and lodge make it a genuine stay-and-play base for the whole Ayrshire coast — handy if you want one bed for several courses.
→Book direct; it welcomes visitors seven days and sits minutes from Western Gailes and Glasgow Prestwick airport.
→Dundonald sits in the heart of the Ayrshire links belt beside Western Gailes, with Royal Troon, Prestwick and Turnberry all a short drive south — a peerless base for a links week.
→It is a Kyle Phillips design (the architect of Kingsbarns) with a smart modern clubhouse and lodge, so you can stay right on site.

Visitor Information

Getting There

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Common questions

Who designed Dundonald Links and who owns it?

Dundonald is a modern championship links reshaped by Kyle Phillips — the architect of Kingsbarns — and reopened in 2003. It is owned by the exclusive Loch Lomond Golf Club and has a striking clubhouse and lodge that opened in 2019, making it a full stay-and-play destination on the Ayrshire coast.

What tournaments has Dundonald hosted?

It hosted the Scottish Open in 2017 and has staged the Women's Scottish Open, giving it a genuine big-event pedigree. The course plays firm and fast to around 7,100 yards and par 72, with the rumpled fairways and revetted bunkers of a classic Phillips links.

How does Dundonald fit into an Ayrshire trip?

It sits between Western Gailes and Glasgow Prestwick and slots naturally alongside Royal Troon, Prestwick and Turnberry. With its own lodge on site it also makes a convenient base for the whole Ayrshire coast.