DUNDONALD LINKS CLUBHOUSE EXTENDS SHORTLISTING STREAK AT SCOTTISH GOLF TOURISM AWARDS

The acclaimed clubhouse at Dundonald Links is once again in the running to be named the nation’s finest at the 2025 Scottish Golf Tourism Awards.

Overlooking Kyle Phillips’ ‘modern classic’ links course, the clubhouse’s crowning glory is the Canny Crow restaurant, a hugely popular eatery serving locally sourced Scottish favourites.

The building – constructed with high-quality sustainable materials at the start of this decade – also houses Dundonald Links’ changing facilities, saunas and steam rooms and a well-stocked pro shop.

Meanwhile, one of the venue’s most unique features, a whisky room with expertly curated range of global whiskies, hosts regular tasting sessions behind the bar.

Since opening in late 2021, the ultra-modern facility has made the shortlist for the accolade every time it has been nominated, winning in 2023 and narrowly missing out last year.

Ashley Pheasant, head of golf for Darwin Escapes, said: “We set out to build one of the best clubhouses anywhere in the UK and certainly feel that we accomplished that goal.

“To be shortlisted for Scotland’s best clubhouse three times in a row – starting with the very first year we were eligible to be a nominee – is very pleasing, particularly in such a strong category with incredible clubhouses all over the ‘home of golf’.”

The clubhouse has served as the beating heart of Dundonald Links for more than four years, particularly when the resort hosts prestigious events such as the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open and Final Qualifying for the Open Championship, both of which are set to return to the Ayrshire venue in summer 2025.

Winners for the 2025 Scottish Golf Tourism Awards will be announced on March 20 at a ceremony at Aberdeen’s P&J Live. Dundonald Links has tasted success at the awards before, winning the ‘Best Premium Hotel – 4 Star Equivalent’ last year to add to the clubhouse and ‘Best Sustainability Project’ accolades in 2023.