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Home Scotland Golf Turnberry Accommodation Turnberry Location Ayrshire Activities Turnberry Gallery Travel Contact us Other Resources British Open Scotland Golf Courses Golf Property		Prestwick Golf Course If you are as interested in the history of golf as the playing of the game, then Prestwick, the birthplace of the Open Championship on the west coast of Scotland, demands a visit. Here you will be walking in the footsteps of legends. Although when the Open was first played in 1860, it was over a 12-hole course of 3,799 yards, with a par in the mid-50s, the distinctive flavour of the Prestwick Old Course remains and seven of the original greens are in the same place. Whether playing or just lunching at the vast table which stretches the length of the room with history all around you, take time to visit the stone cairn, close to the putting green in Prestwick, which is on the site of the original first tee. Imagine all those years ago Young Tom Morris, perhaps the first superstar of golf, facing the monster of the then first which stretched to 578 yards and ponder how, using hickory shaft and a gutty ball, he managed to hole out in three on what is now the 16th green in Prestwick. Be prepared for a devilish test of golf, and if the wind and rain get up, the best of luck. 18 holes, 6,544 yards. Par 71 (SSS 73). Signature hole: THIRD (482 yards, par 5) – With the Pow Burn running all down the right and the famous and huge Cardinal Bunker stretching the entire width of the fairway at the point of the dogleg, this is an outstanding hole. Once two good hits were needed to clear the bunker, but this is the age of the big hitters. Address: 2 Links Road, Prestwick, Strathclyde KA9 1QG Telephone: +44 (0)1292 477404. Fax: +44 (0)1292 477255 Email: bookings@prestwickgc.co.uk Website: www.prestwickgc.co.uk Secretary: Ian T. Bunch (Email: secretary@prestwickgc.co.uk Professional: Frank Rennie +44 (0)1292 479483; Fax: +44 (0)1292 477255. Visitors: Restricted. Not weekends or Thursday afternoons. Book well in advance. Green Fees: £85 per round, £125 per day. Sundays (12-1pm and 3.30-4pm) £125. Credit cards accepted: Visa/Mastercard. Catering: Restaurant and bar. Facilities: Trolley hire (£3), club hire (£25), changing rooms, caddies (£25 + gratuity), putting green, pro shop, practice ground. Location: In town centre off A79. << Scotland Golf Courses

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Prestwick Golf Course

If you are as interested in the history of golf as the playing of the game, then Prestwick, the birthplace of the Open Championship on the west coast of Scotland, demands a visit.