Royal Troon Golf Club
Craigend Road,
Troon, Strathclyde KA10 6EP
Tel : +44 (0)1292 311 555 Fax : +44 (0)1292 318 204

Royal Troon is home to one of the best links courses on the west side of Scotland and is steeped in golfing history, notably several dramatic Open Championships since 1923. The club was awarded its Royal Charter in 1978 to celebrate it's centenary.

Visitors must have a handicap of 20 or less and a handicap certificate and letter of introduction to prove it. Advance booking. Green fees of approx. £120 (1998) include a round on both courses and lunch in the clubhouse (jacket and tie required).

Directions
Southeast side of Troon (B749). Prestwick Airport 5 km


Course Details

Course Name: Old Holes: 18 Yardage: 7097 SSS: 74

Created in combination with the best of links course ingredients and the expertise of Braid, McKenzie and Pennick, the Old course is an exceptionally demanding one and recognised as one of the sternest tests on the Open Championship rota. This course is perhaps most famous for its par 3 8th hole, the Postage Stamp, where veteran Majors champion Gene Sarazen got down in 1 and 2 on subsequent rounds of the 1973 Open Championship - a dramatic display of golf watched by millions on TV. The course is undulating in the classic links fashion but danger lurkes in the guise of wind, rough and bunkers. This is a course which demands courage and a test of the mental aspects of golf. Course record of 64 is held by Greg Norman from the 1989 Open. For an appreciation and independent view of this course please see golfer reviews. press here for Royal Troon Golf Club course reviews

Course Name: Portland Holes: 18 Yardage: 6274 SSS: 71

For an appreciation and independent view of this course please see golfer reviews. press here for Royal Troon Golf Club course reviews