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— Center of the Golfing Universe —

— Prestwick Golf Club —
Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Length & Par: Par 71, 6544 yards

Open & Playable Year Round

Visitors Welcome daily except Saturdays & Holidays (Thursday mornings only)

Greens Fees: £100/round or £150/day and £125/Sunday (April through December)
          • April—October: £115/round (except Sunday: £145/round); £170/day
          • November—March: £85/round, £110/day
Club Rental: Titleist clubs available at £35
Motorized Carts: NO
Pull Cart (Trolley) Rental: £5
Caddies: £35/round plus tip

Restaurant Facilities: Cost of lunch is not included in Green Fee.
   • Summer: Full lunch available in Dining Room (gentlemen only) Tuesday—Friday 12:30-2:30PM.
      Jacket and tie mandatory.
   • Snack lunch available in Cardinal Room (ladies and gentlemen) Sunday—Friday from 10AM-3:45PM.
      Golf attire may be worn.
   • Winter: Dining Room is closed and Cardinal Room open Tuesday—Friday & Sunday 10AM–2:30PM.

Location: Two Links Road, Prestwick, Ayrshire..
1 mile south of Glasgow's Prestwick Airport, adjacent to Prestwick train station.

Directions: Take A77 from Glasgow. Follow Prestwick Airport signs. Pass Airport (straight through at small roundabout. Take third exit at main roundabout. Turn right at traffic lights 800 yards after roundabout. Club is 400 yards down road on right hand side.

Bookings: Tel: +44 (0)1292 671020
               Fax: +44 (0)1292 477255
               e-mail: bookings@prestwickgc.co.uk
OR reserve a round through HOME AT FIRST as part of your holiday in Scotland!

Deposits & Payments: £50 per player to confirm reservation which is non-refundable except in cases of ill health. The balance to be paid one month prior to day of play. Credit cards (except AMEX & Diners Club) accepted.

Minimum Handicap Required: Men-24; Ladies-28

Nearest Home at First lodgings:
        Glasgow- 50 min. north
        Central Highlands- 2.5 hours north
        Edinburgh- 2 hours northeast
        Borders- 2 hours east

THE COURSE: Prestwick is one of several well-known courses along the Ayrshire Coast of southwestern Scotland, not far southwest of Glasgow. Its close neighbors include two famed courses from the current British Open rotation: Royal Troon and Turnberry (Ailsa). Designed by Old Tom Morris in 1851, Prestwick is known for its undulating fairways and greens, challenging tee shots, and difficult natural rough. Technically an inland course, rather than a links, Prestwick is laid out along the course of a meandering creek, Pow Burn, with fourteen holes wedged between the creek and the parallel seashore.

POT BUNKERS, 15TH HOLE, PRESTWICK GOLF CLUB    

        Its greens fees, at about $120 per round, are high compared to some of its lesser-known neighbors, but lower than Troon or Turnberry. And, being open to the public makes Prestwick much more accessible than Troon, where visitors play only as invited guests of members, or Turnberry, where course access is restricted to those staying at the expensive Turnberry resort hotel. Like many Scottish courses, blind shots, narrow fairways, and tricky coastal weather conditions make the hiring of a course caddy a wise investment.

        Prestwick, like all the great shrines of Scottish golf, becomes very busy each year the British Open is held in Scotland. The first British Open was played at Prestwick in 1860. It was on the British Open rotation until 1925, and hosted the Open fully 24 times. Once the Open began to draw large crowds, Prestwick was deemed too confining a course and was withdrawn from participation in the Open. However, Prestwick still maintains its long and honorable association with the British Amateur championship, and hosted its 11th Amateur (in the last 113 years) in 2001.

        Please note, visitors are restricted to playing Mondays through Fridays, but not Thursday afternoons. Prestwick does offer lunch in its dining room Tuesdays through Fridays between 12:30-2:30PM. This service is restricted to "gentlemen only", who are required to wear jacket and tie. Alternatively, a daily snack lunch is available to men and women in the course's Cardinal Room each weekday from 10AM-3:30PM. Course attire is acceptable in the Cardinal Room.

COURSE HISTORY: Prestwick's history is wild and wooly and has contributed much to the legendary lore of 19th century golf in Scotland, when three courses, St. Andrews, Muirfield, and Prestwick were the great venues of the golfing world. Old Tom Morris was lured across Scotland from St. Andrews in 1851 to become its designer, greens keeper, and equipment maker. Before he returned to St. Andrews in 1864, Old Tom collected 3 Open victories at Prestwick. His son, Tom Morris, Jr., won several Opens here as well, and set the all-time low score on the original 12-hole course.

OLD TOM MORRIS, 3-TIME BRITISH    
OPEN CHAMPION AND COURSE       
DESIGNER AT PRESTWICK           

        Many Prestwick landmarks have taken on names keeping alive old legends: bunkers named after famous, and tragic losses (the Cardinal's Nob; Willie Campbell's Grave), the Elysian Fields fairways, the Zareba Hollow, and the Hartz Mountains all recall famous rounds at Prestwick from the mists of at least a century ago.

        Golfers looking to get a feel for the rich history of golf in Scotland often overlook Prestwick. The course remains challenging, and its history and legend virtually unrivaled. Golfers should be very pleased that Prestwick remains so accessible, and so little changed for over 100 years.

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