Turnberry Golf Club
The Scottish Pebble Beach
Turnberry Golf Club has to be the most beautiful and
breath taking scene for any golf club in the world. You could call it
the Scottish Pebble
Beach.
The famous Ailsa course has now hosted The Open four
times (1977,
1986, 1994 and 2009). The Open Championship at Turnberry in 1977 became
known as the dual in the sun between two golfing greats, Jack Nicklaus
and Tom Watson with Tom Watson claiming The Claret Jug.
32 years
later, back at the Turnberry Golf Club Tom Watson almost turned the
clock back by leading The Open from day one, through most of the
competiton, only to miss an 8 foot put on the eighteenth for the
outright win and force a play off with fellow American Stewert Cink.
Ninth Tee in the
Foreground
Unfortunately
Tom Watson could not beat father time and was comprehensively beaten
over four play off holes. Not taking any think away from Stewart Cink,
the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry will always be remembered as
Watson's Open.
Ninth Fairway
Turnberry
Turnberry
Golf Club is situated on the rugged coastline of South Ayrshire. The
famous Ailsa course runs along this beautiful rugged coastline with
magnificent views out to sea where 11 miles out stand the courses
namesake Ailsa Craig.
 The
ninth hole (Bruce's Castle) is Turnberry's signature hole and my
personal favourite, the landmark lighthouse looking out to
sea,
and a narrow path out to the tee from where players drive out across
the rugged coast line and on to a narrow fairway. The ninth hole at
Turnberry has to be a golf hole to be played before you die!
Turnberry
is the ultimate links course, you almost feel as though you are playing
of the beach! With huge deep bunkers which are like Venus Fly
Traps! The wind blows in every direction making club choice extremely
difficult, with every hole a tough test like the par 3 fourth as it's
name suggest 'Woe-Be-Tide'.
All in all The Ailsa course at
Turnberry Golf Club, is in my opinion the most majestic golfing heaven
on earth, the Scottish Pebble Beach.
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