EXPERIENCE WESTERN SCOTLAND

One of the finest collections of links golf courses in the world...host to 37 Open Championships.

WESTERN SCOTLAND... HOME OF THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Between Turnberry, Royal Troon and Prestwick, the Open Championship has been hosted along western Scotland's coast 37 times.

One of Scotland’s most historic and beloved golfing regions, a golf vacation to Scotland’s west coast will take to you the very heart of Scotland’s golfing heritage. Western Scotland can rightly champion itself as the Home of The Open Championship, having first been played here in 1860 at Prestwick Golf Club.

This area has an almost unbroken stretch of links golf courses running the entire length of its coast with three Open Championship courses. There are probably more outstanding golf courses in this rugged and beautiful corner of the country than anywhere else in the world.

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VACATION IDEAS

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5 Nights / 5 Rounds Of Links Golf
5 Nights / 5 Rounds / From $2,490 USD pp

Stay at the Gailes Hotel and play great links golf from Prestwick south to Turnberry! Enjoy playing 2 Open Championship courses.

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TOUR INCLUDES:

  • 5 nights double rooms at The Gailes Hotel in Troon
  • 5 rounds at Prestwick, Turnberry Ailsa & King Robert the Bruce courses, Western Gailes & Dundonald Links
  • Full Scottish breakfast each morning
  • Self-drive automatic rental vehicle
  • Price includes all taxes and surcharges
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The Open Championship Grande Tour
6 Nights / 6 Rounds / From $2,875 USD pp

Play the 3 courses to have hosted The Open Championship 37 times... Royal Troon, Prestwick and Turnberry. Stay in the Marine Hotel, where you can walk to the 1st tee of Royal Troon.

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TOUR INCLUDES:

  • 6 nights double rooms at The Marine Hotel located next to the Royal Troon clubhouse
  • 6 rounds at Royal Troon, Prestwick, Turnberry Ailsa, Western Gailes, Dundonald Links & Gailes Links
  • Full Scottish breakfast each morning
  • Self-drive automatic rental vehicle
  • Price includes all taxes and surcharges
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5 Star Turnberry Resort Stay & Play
5 Nights / 5 Rounds / From $2,990 USD pp

Stay in luxury at Turnberry Resort and enjoy 5 rounds of classic links golf... Turnberry Ailsa & King Robert the Bruce courses, Prestwick, Royal Troon & Western Gailes. Includes Scottish breakfast and rental vehicle.

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TOUR INCLUDES:

  • 5 nights double rooms at the luxury 5 Star Turnberry Resort Hotel
  • 5 rounds of golf at Turnberry Ailsa & King Robert the Bruce courses, Royal Troon, Prestwick & Western Gailes
  • Full Scottish breakfast each morning
  • Self-drive automatic rental vehicle
  • Price includes all taxes and surcharges
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Links Golf Marathon
8 Nights / 10 Rounds / From $3,350 USD pp

Play 10 rounds of golf along the greatest stretch of links coastline in the world! From Troon to Turnberry and every links in between...

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TOUR INCLUDES:

  • 8 nights double rooms at The Gailes Hotel
  • 10 rounds at Royal Troon Old & Portland courses, Turnberry Ailsa & King Robert the Bruce courses, Prestwick, Western Gailes, Gailes Links, Dundonald Links, Prestwick St Nicholas & Irvine
  • Full Scottish breakfast each morning
  • Self-drive automatic rental vehicle
  • Price includes all taxes and surcharges

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THE AREA

THE LINKS OF WESTERN SCOTLAND

The stretch of the Ayrshire coast from West Kilbride in the north to Girvan in the south is certainly one of the most bountiful in links golfing terms. On a stretch of coastal land not more than 45 miles you will find more than a dozen of the finest and most varied links golf courses you could ever hope to experience. From Royal Troon in the north to Turnberry in the south and the likes of Prestwick, Western Gailes, Gailes Links, Prestwick St Nicholas, Dundonald Links and Barassie Links in between, this coastline of Scotland will keep you busy playing links golf for weeks. And quite honestly, you can walk from one to the other, as so many of these great courses lie side by side by side. It's been done before...

THE WEATHER

THE OPEN HISTORY

THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE OPEN

On October 17, 1860, eight professional golfers assembled at Prestwick Golf Club for a tournament to determine who would be the Champion Golfer. The winner was to receive the Challenge Belt, a prize crafted from red Moroccan leather and worth £25. The competitors played three rounds of 12 holes, with Willie Park Sr. beating Old Tom Morris by two shots. Two years later Old Tom Morris won his first Open Championship by 13 shots, a record that stands to this day. Then, in 1870, just 10 years after The Open began, Tom Morris Jr won for the third consecutive time and thus became the permanent owner of the Challenge Belt. A new trophy had to be purchased and The Golf Champion Trophy, now referred to as the Claret Jug, was made by Mackay Cunningham & Company of Edinburgh. The first name to be engraved on it was Tom Morris Jr’s name as the 1872 winner. The original trophy permanently resides on display in the R&A's Clubhouse at St Andrews. Therefore, the trophy that is presented at each Open is a replica which is retained by the winner for a year. The winner of the Open is announced as "The Champion Golfer of the Year", a title which has been used since the first Open in 1860.

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