Prestwick Golf Club
2 Links Road
Prestwick
Ayrshire, KA9 1QG

Tel: 01292 671020
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Prestwick Golf Club

Prestwick Golf Club extends a warm welcome to all Golfers from all around the World wishing to come and enjoy our testing traditional Links.

Prestwick Golf Club is situated just half an hour south west of Glasgow on the famous golfing Ayrshire coast. A stretch of land unequalled anywhere in the world for prime golfing terrain. Prestwick shares it boundaries with Royal Troon is 20 minutes from Turnberry, with Kilmarnock Barassie, Glasgow Gailes, Western Gailes and Irvine Bogside all within a 5 minutes drive.

Prestwick Golf Club is a relaxed and friendly club that enjoys hosting golfers from all around the World. Visitors are encouraged to use their temporary membership to its full capacity, and enjoy the full lunch in the lavish Dining room or just a snack in the relaxed Cardinal room
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Prestwick Golf Club extends a warm welcome to all Golfers from all around the World wishing to come and enjoy our testing traditional Links.

Prestwick Golf Club is situated just half an hour south west of Glasgow on the famous golfing Ayrshire coast. A stretch of land unequalled anywhere in the world for prime golfing terrain. Prestwick shares it boundaries with Royal Troon and is just 20 minutes from Turnberry, with Open final qualifying courses such as Kilmarnock Barassie, Glasgow Gailes, Western Gailes and Irvine Bogside all within just 5 minutes drive.

Prestwick Golf Club is a relaxed and friendly club that enjoys hosting golfers from all around the World. Visitors are encouraged to use their temporary membership to its full capacity, and enjoy the full lunch in the lavish Dining room or just a snack in the relaxed Cardinal room.

 

Dress Code
All visitors are expected to arrive in suitable golfing attire. Jeans, trainers, shorts (unless tailored) and round neck T-shirts are not acceptable.
 

Handicap

Limits are 24 for men and 28 for ladies
 
Green Fees
Winter Special November 2008 through March 2009 - £85 for a single round or £110 for a day ticket. 1 April 2009 to 31 October 2009 - £120 for a single round, £175 for a day ticket. Saturday and Sunday - £145 for a single round.
 
Deposit
£50 per player to confirm reservation which is non refundable except in casesof ill health. The balance to be paid on day of play.
 
Credit Cards
All credit cards with the exception of American Express and Diners.
 
Caddies
£40 plus gratuity.
 
Trolleys
Pull Trolleys available for hire at a cost of £5.   Electric trolleys £15.
 
Hire Clubs
Right handed and Left handed sets of clubs available for hire at a cost of £30 per set from Pro Shop.
 
Buggy
There is a single seater buggy available from the Pro Shop at a cost of £30.   Guests are rquired to take a caddie to accompany them on the course - cost as above.
 
Accommodation
there are no residential facilities at the Club.   However, the area is well served with hotels and B&Bs.
 
Directions
Take A77 from Glasgow - follow Prestwick Airport signs - pass Airport - straight through at small roundabout - third exit at main roundabout - turn right at traffic lights 800 yards after roundabout.   Club is 400 yards down road on right hand side.
    Midweek  Weekend
Summer Green Fee Single Round

Includes one round on Prestwick

£120.00 N/A
Summer Green Fee Day Ticket Includes two rounds on Prestwick £175.00 N/A
Winter Green Fee Single Round Includes one round on Prestwick (November 2011 to March 2012) £85.00 N/A
Winter Green Fee Day Ticket October 2012 - April 2013 £110.00 N/A

Summer Green Fee           Junior - Single Round

Includes one round on Prestwick for under 18 years £60.00 N/A
Winter Green Fee                Junior - Single Round Includes one round on Prestwick for under 18 years (November 2011 to March 2012). £42.50 N/A

Visitors are accepted weekdays mornings and afternoons with the exception of Thursday which is morning only.

Handicap limits are 24 for gentlemen and 28 for ladies.

A deposit of £50.00 per player is required on booking to confirm a reservation. We take credit cards, with the exception of American Express and Diners. Deposits are non-refundable except in cases of ill health. The balance of green fee may be paid on the day of play.

Caddies may be hired at a cost of £40.00 plus a gratuity.

Pull trolleys may be hired at a price of £4.00 and electric trolleys £15.  There is one single seater buggy available from the professional at a cost of £30.   Guests are required to take a caddie to accompany them round the course - cost as above.

Ladies and gents Titleist and Callaway righ handed and left handed sets of clubs available for hire at a cost of £40 per set Pro Shop.

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Catering 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 10.00am - 3.45pm. Golf attire may be worn.
 
Catering Winter
Dining Room is closed and Cardinal Room open Tuesday - Friday, Sunday from 10.00am - 2.30pm. Cost of lunch is not included in Green Fee.

 

Prestwick Golf Club History

Prestwick Golf Club was founded in 1851 by a group of 57 members who met at the Red Lion Inn, Prestwick. The Earl of Eglinton was the first Captain of the club, and presented a gold medal for annual competition, the Eglinton gold medal is still Old Tom Morrisplayed for to this day. Colonel Fairlie of Coodham brought Tom Morris with his wife Agnes and son young Tommy to Prestwick from St. Andrews, to be the Keeper of the Green, Ball and Club Maker. The members purchased two cottages opposite the Red Lion Inn- One for Tom, and the other as a clubhouse- both buildings are still standing today albeit visibly reconstructed. Tom returned to St.Andrews in 1864 and his house was auctioned in 1866 for £170. This allowed the club to build a new Clubhouse on the present site for a cost of £758 in 1868. In 1877, extensions cost £700 and in 1882, 90 lockers, which are still in use, were installed at a cost of £350. A major re-development was completed in 1999.

The red Morocco beltThe first Open Championship was held at Prestwick in 1860, which was organised by the members who subscribed £25 to purchase a red morocco belt with silver clasps. It was won by Willie Park of Musselburgh with a score of 174 over 36 holes and there was no prize money. The Belt was won in three successive years by Young Tom Morris from 1868 to 1870 and thus became his property. When Morris won The Claret Jugfor the third time, in 1870, he had a first round score of 47 over 12 holes, a score that has never been equalled or bettered. He started with a three at the 578 yard first hole- in those days a par 6. His Belt is now in the keeping of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St.Andrews. A replica Belt was presented to Sandy Lyle, the winner of the 125th Anniversary Open Championship at Royal St.Georges Golf Club. Another Belt is on display in the Cardinal room in the Prestwick clubhouse. There was no Championship in 1871 and, and thereafter, Prestwick, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St.Andrews, and the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers joined forces to purchase a current Claret Jug for £30, played for in the Open Championship. When the Championship was revived in 1872 Young Tom won again, thus winning the Open four times in a row- a feat no other golfer has ever matched, or likely will. His prize money was £8.

Prestwick hosted the Open twelve more times after 1872, from 1875 intermittently until 1925. It was in 1182 that the eighteen hole course was born. Notable winners during this period included John Ball Jr., the first amateur to win the Open – the last amateur to win being the legendary Bobby Jones, in 1930 at Hoylake. Harry Vardon, who won the Open a record six times, won at Prestwick on three of those occasions; in 1898, 1903, and 1914. In 1908, James Braid, a member of the great golfing triumvirate, won at Prestwick, and he was also involved in the redesign of parts of the course, a role he was to fulfil for many other courses thereafter.

Harry HartPrestwick’s final Open was in 1925, when the crowds became so great that players were insufficiently protected, and MacDonald Smith in particular, was put off his game, allowing Jim Barnes USA to steal the title.

The Amateur Championship has been held at Prestwick on eleven occasions from 1888 to 2001, in which year Michael Hoey was the Champion. The most remarkable final was between W. Lawson Little Junior of Presidio, USA and J. Wallace of Troon Portland in 1934. Little went round in 66 in the morning and started in the afternoon 3 3 4 3 3, to win at the 5th hole by 14 and 13. In 1952 the final of the Amateur Championship was between two Americans - Frank Stranahan and winner Harvie Ward. The last Amateur held at Prestwick was 2001 as part of the Celebrations for the Club's 150th Anniversary. It was won by Michael Hoey from Shandon Park, Northern Ireland, who defeated Ian Campbell from Marlborough Golf Club in Wiltshire, by one hole in a closely contested final. A new amateur course record of 66 was set by Nick Dougherty of Shawhill.

Charlie HunterA stone cairn to the west of the Clubhouse, marks the first tee of the original 12 hole course, from which the first Open was played. The 1st hole measured 578 yards to what is now the 16th green, where in 1870 Tom Morris Jr holed out in three strokes using hickory shafts and a gutty golf ball. Seven of the original greens are still played on today. The Cardinal Bunker is named after "The Cardinal's Nob (or nose)', a monk of Crossraguel Abbey (now a ruin -near Turnberry) played a match to settle a deadly feud against a Lord of Culzean -the wager, his nose. Willie Campbell's grave is a bunker on the current 16th hole where Willie, leading in the Open of 1887, took four shots to escape, and in doing so, lost the Championship to Willie Park Jr. The Elysian Fields comprise the fairways to the east of the Pow burn and to the north of the Dow burn. The Zareba is the hollow near the Cardinal under the shoulder of the 16th green. The Hartz Mountains constitute the rolling 13th fairway, named after Harry Hart the Secretary (left), who was so short he would periodically appear 'invisible' on the 13th.

Frank RennieWhen Tom Morris Snr left the Club for St. Andrews in 1864, Charlie Hunter then took his place, but left soon after for Blackheath in 1865. On his departure, Andrew Strath of St. Andrews, then took the post of Keeper of the Links in 1865, the same year he won the Challenge Belt. Strath died tragically in 1868 of tuberculosis at the age of 32. Charlie Hunter then returned from Blackheath to become Custodian of the Links. Hunter, competed in, or was the official starter at every Open Championship at Prestwick until his death in 1921 with 53 years service to the Club. A portrait of Hunter hangs in the Dining room (right). James McDowall then became the club professional for a term of 6 years resigning in 1927 when David FlemingRobert McInnes was appointed. McInnes became an Honorary Member in 1957 and died in 1962. Frank Rennie (left) was appointed in 1962 and remained in post for 42 years until he retired in 2004. Frank was made an Honorary Life Member in 1988.

David Fleming succeeded Frank and was appointed Professional in October 2004. David trained at Turnberry and became Head Professional. He then became Director of Golf at Carton House, Dublin prior to his appointment at Prestwick.

 

Hole
Name
White
Yards
White
Par
Yellow
Yards
Stroke
Index
Red
Yards
Red
Par
Red
S.I.
1
Railway
346
4
346
11
2
Tunnel
167
3
167
17
3
Cardinal
541
5
482
3
4
Bridge
417
4
382
13
5
Himalayas
236
3
206
5
6
Elysian Fields
407
4
362
15
7
Monkton Miln
488
4
430
1
8
End
452
4
431
9
9
Eglinton
461
4
444
7
OUT
3515
35
3250
0
0
10
Arran
454
4
454
4
11
Carrick
215
3
195
16
12
Wall
552
5
513
8
13
Sea Headrig
460
4
460
2
14
Goosedubs
404
4
362
14
15
Narrows
347
4
347
10
16
Cardinals Back
288
4
288
18
17
Alps
391
4
391
6
18
Clock
284
4
284
12
IN
3395
36
3294
0
0
OUT
3515
35
3250
0
0
TOTAL
6910
71
6544
0
0
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