Prestwick¶

Stub — to fill in. Old Tom Morris was greenkeeper here 1851–1864 and laid out the original twelve-hole course; the first Open Championship was played here in 1860. Extended to eighteen holes by Charles Hunter in 1882.

Location¶

Prestwick, Ayrshire.

The Course¶

Classic links.

History¶

Morris greenkeeper 1851–1864; first Open 1860.

Playing It¶

Visitor booking via prestwickgolfclub.co.uk.

Notes¶

The Morris original: the Sphinx bunker, the Himalayas railway crossing, the cardinal markers.