Machrihanish Championship Golf Course The original layout at Machrihanish Championship Golf Course comes from the 19th century master of golf architecture, Old Tom Morris, who upon seeing the site for the first time, declared it to be, “Specially designed by the Almighty for playing golf”. Although there have been changes made since Old Tom’s day,…
Prestwick Old Course Founded in 1851, a full 27 years before its neighbor, Troon Golf Club, Prestwick is a microcosm of golf’s history, not to be missed by even those with only a passing interest in all that has occurred in the 600 year since golf came to be. The very first Open Championship was held…
Royal Troon Old Course One of the great links courses in Scotland, Royal Troon Old Course is a challenging test of golfing ability. It is a traditional out and back links layout with the opening few holes showing a kinder side of the course’s sometimes merciless character. These short par-4’s run picturesquely along the shoreline of…
Western Gailes Golf Course Bordered on one side by a railway line and the other by the sea, this is an exceedingly narrow layout, with an entire width no more than the two fairways permitted by the meager 130-acre site. But Western Gailes Golf Course is golf magic, presenting variety and challenges, rarely found in…
Trump Turnberry Ailsa Course Ranked as one of the best in all of Britain and Ireland and among the world’s top dozen courses, Ailsa made its reputation at the 1977 British Open when it was the scene of the famous “Duel in the Sun” between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus and again in 2009 between…
Machrihanish Dunes Golf Course Naturally born of the land, yet molded to extract its most superb attributes, this spectacular creation, designed by David McLay Kidd, instantly takes your breath away with both its majestic beauty and its prolific challenges. Machrihanish Dunes is a vast and wondrous links land that will be enjoyed for centuries to…
Dundonald Links Dundonald Links has quickly become recognized as one of Scotland’s “must play” links courses. Designed by Kyle Phillips, the course has played host to prequalifying for The European Tour and qualifying for the Senior British Open Championship. The course is located at the very heart of Ayrshire’s golf coast near to Open venues Royal Troon, Prestwick…
Machrie Golf Course Machrie Golf Course’s length is modest by today’s standards, but that doesn’t detract from the amazing challenge it musters and no less important, the sheer joy it will bring to any maven of links golf. There are blind holes everywhere, a killer wind that is as fickle as it is destructive and…