I checked out the website and, other than some very misleading statements about the alleged proximity of Ayrshire and Ireland (they fail to mention you need a helicopter), it looked like a good project.
Having not been to Machrihanish for 15+ years, I ask the following:
1) What do the locals think (besides liking the jobs that ensued)? This is not a locals' club, for sure.
2) In two sentences or less, what are the real estate plans and how has the global economy knocked those plans back? Is the place still viable?
3) How is the golf course vs. its neighbor? MGC has a fabulous first 15-16 holes with a rather weak finish as I recall.