Ayrshire and the West Coast Courses
Turnberry Ailsa
The Ailsa is one of the world’s most loved golf courses and has had the privilege of hosting the Open Championship four times, including the unforgettable 1977 Duel in theSun. Since acquiring the resort in 2014, The Trump Organization and famed golf coursearchitect Martin Ebert, of Mackenzie & Ebert, completed a meticulous historic study andmodern day review of the Ailsa course and have since created a true masterpiece.
A selection of inspiring changes have been implemented including the creation of fivedramatic and stunning new holes plus a range of alterations covering virtually everycorner of the course. Turnberry’s iconic lighthouse, which has acted as a timeless beaconfor golfers from across the world, has also re-emerged as the world’s most impressiveHalfway House. Situated on the cusp of the rocky coastline, stop and enjoy a refreshment while marvelling not only at the new challenges laid out by this magnificent course,but the panoramic beauty of the surrounding scenery.
Course Details
Holes: 18 | Yards: 6790 | Par 71
Facilities
- Driving Range
- Golf Lessons
- Putting Greens
- Equipment Hire
- Pro-Shop
- Bar/Restaurant
Turnberry King Robert the Bruce
Play another memorable links golfing experience atTrump Turnberry, the magnificent King Robert the Bruce course.
The course is named after the King of Scotland, Robert the Bruce, a historical warriorwho led Scotland to claim its right as an independent country in the Battle of Bannockburn in June 1314. He was born in July 1274 in Turnberry Castle. The iconic Turnberry Lighthouse now stands amongst the ruins of this medieval castle.
Martin Ebert, responsible for the reborn Ailsa, has created this world-class golf experiencewhich will thrill golfers of all abilities. Distinctive bunkering, visually attractive wetland areasand swathes of gorse adds to the exciting challenges of this great links course.
Course Details
Holes: 18 | Yards: 5965 | Par 68
Facilities
- Driving Range
- Golf Lessons
- Putting Greens
- Equipment Hire
- Pro-Shop
- Bar/Restaurant
Royal Troon
Located in Troon on the west coast of Scotland overlooking the Isle of Arran, Royal Troon Golf Club is one of the greatest links courses in Scotland and plays host to The Open Championship.Founded in 1878 by a few enthusiasts, Royal Troon Golf Club has outgrown its purely local reputation and is now known as one of the finest championship courses in the world.
The facilities at Royal Troon have undergone dramatic changes in the past few years with new visitor facilities and pro shop being added onto the existing clubhouse building. Royal Troon now offers the history and heritage that you’d expect from such a venerable club with the comfort expected by the 21st Century golfing traveller.
Course Details
Holes: 18 | Yards: 5965 | Par 68
Facilities
- Driving Range
- Golf Lessons
- Putting Greens
- Equipment Hire
- Pro-Shop
- Bar/Restaurant
Royal Troon Portland
Laid out on the Landward side of Royal Troon’s renowned Old Course, the Portland is an excellent Links Course in its own right. Bounded to the South by the Old Course and to the North by the Troon-Ayr railway, the Portland is flatter than the Old Course, but like the Old Course, several holes are lined with a scattering of gorse bushes while unforgiving fescues lie in wait beyond the not overly wide fairways.
Course Details
Holes: 18 | Yards: 5965 | Par 68
Facilities
- Driving Range
- Golf Lessons
- Putting Greens
- Equipment Hire
- Pro-Shop
- Bar/Restaurant
Prestwick
Situated on a stretch of unrivalled coastal golfing terrain, Prestwick Golf Club, the Birthplace of the Open Championship in 1860 and perhaps Scotland’s true “Old Course”, welcomes golfers from all over the world who come to enjoy this testing historic Links.
From the 1st tee playing the famous “railway hole” with its fairway hard up against the stone boundary wall you know you are in for something special.
Facilities
- Driving Range
- Golf Lessons
- Putting Greens
- Equipment Hire
- Pro-Shop
- Bar/Restaurant
Western Gailes
Western Gailes is never other than an excellent test of true links golf. Any change in the strength or direction of the wind, that usually varies between south-westerly and north-westerly off the adjacent Firth of Clyde, provides new challenges that are compounded by the undulating terrain and finely contoured greens cleverly located and set in the folds of the surrounding sand dunes. Together with the line of dunes running down the coastal stretch from the 5th to the 13th holes, the out of bounds wall from the 14th onwards, the plentiful supply of pot bunkers plus the meandering burns, all combine to present variety and a memorable challenge.
Facilities
- Driving Range
- Golf Lessons
- Putting Greens
- Equipment Hire
- Pro-Shop
- Bar/Restaurant
Dundonald
Dundonald Links is a par 72, Kyle Phillips designed course, offering a modern links golf experience for all levels of golfers. Dundonald Links enjoys sweeping views across the Firth of Clyde, and from the wraparound veranda of the Clubhouse, players and spectators alike can experience panoramic views across to the Isle of Arran.
Even though it’s a championship course, Dundonald Links has generous fairways, undulating greens and a wide choice of tees to ensure an enjoyable experience is had by players of all abilities.
Facilities
- Driving Range
- Golf Lessons
- Putting Greens
- Equipment Hire
- Pro-Shop
- Bar/Restaurant
Glasgow Gailes
Gailes Links belongs to Glasgow Golf Club, the 9th oldest golf club in the world, and although steeped in history is very much a modern Club committed to the future, working in partnership with the R&A and welcoming visiting golfers from all over the world.
Gailes Links is a top-rated world championship links located near Open venues at Turnberry and Royal Troon in Ayrshire. Gailes Links course which was Scotland’s ONLY final Open qualifying course until 2017 has hosted major championship tournaments and was designed by Willie Park of Musselburgh. Gailes was opened in 1892 by Glasgow Golf Club the 9th oldest golf club in the world.
Its west coast setting and fabulous condition makes it ideal for summer and winter golf in Scotland. It is simply traditional links at its best.
Facilities
- Driving Range
- Golf Lessons
- Putting Greens
- Equipment Hire
- Pro-Shop
- Bar/Restaurant
Kilmarnock Barassie
Barassie is a serious test of golf, which weighs in at 6,817 yards from the medal tees against a par of 72. The SSS of 74 tells its own story. Rebecca Hudson won the Ladies’ British Amateur Stroke Play Championship here in 2001. Her score – 300 strokes over the four rounds – turned out to be the highest winning score since 1988. This course is indeed a tough cookie and you’ll need a full repertoire of shots to play to handicap.
This classic links course has everything – great conditioning, humps, hollows, undulations, blind shots and lightning-fast greens. Whatever you do, don’t rush past Barassie on your way to play Royal Troon.
Facilities
- Driving Range
- Golf Lessons
- Putting Greens
- Equipment Hire
- Pro-Shop
- Bar/Restaurant
Prestwick St Nicholas
Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club is the 26th oldest Golf Club in the world. Old Tom Morris, winner of four Open Championships, was a founding/honorary member of the club, a traditional Scottish links golf course occupying a prime position on the shores of the Firth of Clyde.
The deep bunkers, running fairways, undulating greens and strands of gorse test the skills of players of all abilities and at 6044 yards, this par 69 course is a must for amateur golfers of all ages.
The splendid clubhouse sits yards from the shoreline and the finely manicured fairways offer year-round golf on a firm and generally frost-free footing. The course is playable when many others are not.
Facilities
- Driving Range
- Golf Lessons
- Putting Greens
- Equipment Hire
- Pro-Shop
- Bar/Restaurant
West Kilbride
Visitors to West Kilbride Golf Club can enjoy the pleasure of playing a traditional west coast links with one of the most breath-taking vistas in the country. The Club was founded in 1893 and is set against the magnificent backdrop of the Isle of Arran and the Firth of Clyde. Every tee gives players a new sea view from the Kyles of Bute to the north, round to the Heads of Ayr to the south, so no matter how you play, it is difficult to leave the Course without a smile on your face.
West Kilbride offers 6523 yards of championship golf over a challenging 18 holes with a par of 71. The club has extensive practice areas including two putting greens, a chipping green, practice bunkers, nets for driving and a long hitting area where Professional, Iain Darroch, can provide friendly, top class tuition.
Facilities
- Driving Range
- Golf Lessons
- Putting Greens
- Equipment Hire
- Pro-Shop
- Bar/Restaurant
Irvine Bogside
The Irvine Golf Club established 1887, is a fine example and is regularly used by the R&A as a Final Open Qualifying Course. In 2003, the Club co-hosted the Amateur Championship with Royal Troon and in 2007, the British Seniors’ Open with Turnberry. In 2009, the Ladies Home Internationals were also successfully hosted at the Irvine Golf Club. In 2016 it hosted the Scottish Youths Championship and the Ladies British Open Final Qualifying was also held at the club in 2017.
It truly is one of Scotland’s hidden gems, offering a traditional links challenge, which owes much of its present-day character to the course design of the great James Braid.
Facilities
- Driving Range
- Golf Lessons
- Putting Greens
- Equipment Hire
- Pro-Shop
- Bar/Restaurant
Machrihanish
Machrihanish is as remote, rugged and natural as exists in golf. A regular feature on GB&I and world lists, the Championship Course is a collectors item for purists.
The iconic Championship layout is one of the great unaltered links the world over. The course is a traditional out-and-back links that wraps around Machrihanish Beach heading out away from the village, before turning back for home at the halfway mark.
The round begins with one of the most exhilarating opening tee shots in golf played over the corner of the beach. The excitement, however, continues for the entire round. A par 70 from the regular tees, the course features just two par 5s, both early in the back 9.
Facilities
- Driving Range
- Golf Lessons
- Putting Greens
- Equipment Hire
- Pro-Shop
- Bar/Restaurant
Machrihanish Dunes
This 7,082 yard, 18-hole links course flows effortlessly to, from, and along the sea, inviting you to step back in time to the days when Old Tom Morris laid out the neighboring links. The routing, as well as the positioning of its tees and greens, was dictated by the lay of the land – and the presence of several endangered species of flora and fauna. Machrihanish Dunes is the only course ever created on a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Because of the fragility of this pristine coastal environment and in order to preserve for all time the unmatched natural beauty of the site, the course was built and will be maintained with the lightest touch possible. Of the 259 acres on which the course sits, only seven – yes, seven – were disturbed during the construction of the course. Only the tees and greens were shaped. The fairways upon which golfers tread are just as they were found, only mown shorter.
Facilities
- Driving Range
- Golf Lessons
- Putting Greens
- Equipment Hire
- Pro-Shop
- Bar/Restaurant
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