Scotland's Legendary Links Courses

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Glasgow Gailes, established in 1892, is a championship links on the Ayrshire coast regularly hosting Open Championship qualifying. The course features strategic design with superb greens and traditional links character. A favorite among serious golfers for its quality and conditioning.

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Irvine Ravenspark offers municipal links golf on the Ayrshire coast with excellent value and accessibility. The course provides traditional Ayrshire links character with good facilities and welcoming atmosphere for golfers of all abilities since 1907.

Prestwick Golf Club, founded in 1851 by the Earl of Eglinton and 56 others including Old Tom Morris, is where The Open Championship was born. The first 12 Open Championships (1860-1872) were held exclusively at Prestwick, with Young Tom Morris winning four consecutive Opens here. Old Tom Morris was the first keeper of the green and professional. The course retains many blind shots and quirky features that make it one of golf's most unique and historic venues. The club alternated hosting The Open with St Andrews and Musselburgh until 1925.

Prestwick St Nicholas, established in 1851, offers classic Ayrshire links golf on the famous coast. The course provides excellent links golf with views of Ailsa Craig and Isle of Arran. A hidden gem on the Ayrshire coast offering traditional links at excellent value.

Royal Troon Golf Club, established in 1878, is one of Scotland's most prestigious championship links. The Old Course has hosted The Open Championship nine times, with the most recent being in 2016. The course is renowned for its challenging outward nine along the Ayrshire coast and the famous Postage Stamp, the shortest hole in Open Championship golf. The club was granted "Royal" status in 1978. The course tests golfers with tight fairways, deep bunkers, and the ever-present coastal wind.

The Ailsa Course at Trump Turnberry opened in 1946 on the site of a World War II airfield. Mackenzie Ross designed the new course, routing it spectacularly along the Ayrshire coastline. The course has hosted four memorable Open Championships (1977, 1986, 1994, 2009), including the legendary "Duel in the Sun" between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus in 1977. The lighthouse, dating from 1873, is one of golf's most iconic landmarks. A significant restoration in 2016 returned the course to championship standards, with several holes rebuilt closer to the dramatic coastline.

Western Gailes was founded in 1897 and designed by Willie Park Jr and later revised by Fred Hawtree. The course occupies a narrow strip of classic linksland between the railway line and the Firth of Clyde. It has remained relatively unchanged for over a century, preserving its traditional character. The club has hosted numerous championships including Open Championship qualifying and the Scottish Open. The course is renowned for its fair but demanding test and excellent greens.