Dumbarnie Links lies within the 5,000-acre Balcarres Estate, a property that’s been in the hands of Lord Balniel’s family for more than four hundred years. It’s a Clive Clark design which first opened its doors to the public as a pay-and-play facility in the spring of 2020.
Dumbarnie Links lies within the 5,000-acre Balcarres Estate, a property that’s been in the hands of Lord Balniel’s family for more than four hundred years. It’s a Clive Clark design which first opened its doors to the public as a pay-and-play facility in the spring of 2020.
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Jun. 24, 2026
6
Jesse
A terrific change of pace in Scotland.
May. 25, 2026
6
max.peacock101
An absolute work of art from start to finish.
May. 5, 2026
4.5
AJ Willy
One of the newest links courses to open in Scotland, Dumbarnie will continue to climb in rankings.
Aug. 23, 2025
3.5
Jeff wyman
Though Dumbarnies landscape views are breathless to the south and east , the design itself over tries and as a result each hole fights with the one prior to show you a different variation of a theme because over it lacks one
The transitions from holes give you a feeling of resort golf with
the low road high road risk game over played as the par 3’s blend in your mind to that of one Germaine hole with a pot bunker low and right.
Jun. 22, 2025
5
Neil White
Emboldened by a tot of Loch Lomond single malt and the sight of the sea in the distance, we launched our opening drives from the first tee.
Jun. 5, 2025
5
steve chard
Played Dumbarnie today and was looking forward to see how much it had changed since playing in 2020.
Apr. 29, 2025
4.5
David Walker
Second time visit to Dumbarnie and looking to see how the course had settled.
Sep. 23, 2024
4.5
Jon Gurrea Arroyo
Dumbarnie Links is a very good course, but as the round evolved we found it a little dissapointing.
Aug. 14, 2024
5.5
David Oliver
Dumbarnie Links is deserving of a place at or near the top of the cohort of best new links courses in GB&I.
Jul. 31, 2024
4
michael frankel
First time visit in May 2024, the writer who's visited GB&I annually since 1978.
Overall rating
5.0
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