Tee shot played from in front of the R & A Clubhouse. The fairway is extremely wide and inviting. The Swilcan burn runs across the front of the green read more…
A gentle introduction into one of the toughest golf courses on the Open Championship Rota. The fairway is wide but does slope left to right read more…
The opening hole is named after the Ailsa Craig Rocky island that sits offshore in the Firth of Clyde. The island is visible from everywhere on the course read more…
The opening hole runs alongside the sea and is very close to the High Water Mark. It is named after a group of group of rocks which form a reef read more…
This hole is normally into the prevailing wind. There are bunkers up the left side of a narrow fairway which veers right at around 225 yards read more…
A famously tough opening tee-shot for anyone. Danger lurks for wayward shots down both sides of the fairway and second shots are played uphill approach read more…
A good, testing opening hole, but one that can also help you create some early momentum. Which club to hit off the tee will depend on the strength and read more…
Good luck naming any other major site that opens on a par-3. This modest hole usually plays downwind over the right shoulder thanks to a prevailing westerly wind read more…
With a tee shot flanked by out of bounds on one side and the Clubhouse on the other, this is an extremely challenging hole which requires both accuracy and courage read more…
A difficult opener requiring a well struck drive over a valley known as “The Kitchen” – a carry of over 250 yards from the championship tee – favouring the flatter read more…
This is one of the most famous opening holes in golf with an out-of-bounds wall running down the right-hand side from tee to green read more…
