Prestwick Golf Club

Links Road - Prestwick

In October 1860, the first British Open championship was held at Old Prestwick played between such stalwarts as Tom Morris Snr. and Willie Park from Musselburgh. The 1st is one of the toughest starts in Scotland especially if a train is in the station.

The Ayrshire course holds a special place in the golfing history books, having been the venue for the first-ever Open Championship back in 1860. It last staged an Open in 1925 but the Americans in particular love Prestwick and its often unique test of golf.

The first tee sits beside Prestwick Station and the railway line runs all the way down the right-hand side of the opening hole. There are plenty of other holes where a score can come off the tracks, though, the huge Cardinal Bunker providing potential trouble at the third and the Himalayas having to be negotiated at the 206-yard par-3 fifth.