Prestwick
It is The Birthplace of the Open and it promises
one of the most captivating rounds of golf you
will ever play. It may be considered too short to
accommodate the demands of today’s Open Championship, but
that just makes it all the more playable for golfers everywhere...
especially with its eclectic qualities which have stood the test
of time and make Prestwick a ‘must play’ links. Here golfers
will encounter vast swathes of bunkering, some with railway
sleepered sides and steps to reach the bottom. There are blind
shots which defy belief – the par three 5th is called Himalayas
and the approach to the 17th is glorious fun, especially with the
beach of a bunker short of the green. The all too small greens
boast wicked slopes, both on the surfaces and around them…
so only a magical touch will do and you will be fooled time and
again. All in all, Prestwick’s landscape of crumpled dunes is home
to an intriguing variety of holes and you must always be on your
guard. Little has changed on the course in over a century… revel
in that experience, before spending an hour in the clubhouse:
there is so much history here.
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