Prestwick Golf Club
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Prestwick Golf Club was formed in 1851 and is the birthplace of Open Championship golf.
Prestwick Golf Club extends a warm welcome to all golfers from around the world wishing to come and enjoy our testing traditional Links. One of the oldest golf clubs in the world, Prestwick Golf Club inaugurated the first Open Championship in 1860. The winner was Willie Park from Musselburgh with a score of 174 for 36 Holes, 2 shots clear of Tom Morris the Keeper of Prestwick’s green.
12/10/2026
Our commitment to detail extends well beyond the heritage on our walls and the homemade ingredients at the heart of our menu.
Case in point: the wee red boxes dotted through the clubhouse and Dormy, inspired by our course’s celebrated tee boxes.
02/10/2026
Number 17 - our Dormy, and the best place to stay when playing our links.
Just metres from the club entrance, a three-minute walk into the high street, and with views across the links to whet the appetite.
Since its introduction, Number 17 has become an integral part of Prestwick life, delivering practical benefit to our membership while meaningfully elevating the standard of hospitality we extend to our visitors.
Many great clubs have a Dormy, and now we have ours.
24/09/2026
The 6th is the first of the long holes at the top of the course, created in 1883 when the course was extended from 12 to 18 holes.
It often gets overlooked amid the brilliant opening and closing stretches, but it is a wonderful hole in its own right, building to a superb green.
Hole 6 - 'Elysian Fields'.
David and Frank are two of just seven men since 1851 to have appeared on the same list of Head Professionals as Old Tom Morris.
A distinction they both deeply cherish.
03/09/2026
While The Open has not returned to our links since 1925, Championship golf has continued to flourish here ever since.
Here are some images from the 1987 Amateur Championship, won by Paul Mayo, who was part of the GB&I Walker Cup team that same year.
One hundred and seventy-five years of history has bestowed our links with some distinguished hole names, and here are the favourites of our Caddy Master and Head Pro.
What is your favourite?
While many associate Old Tom with our links, James Ogilvy Fairlie was arguably the most important figure in our history.
Upon his death, the committee minuted: "...the members desire to express their sincere regret at the loss of one who may justly be looked upon as the Founder of the Club and whose untiring zeal & constant exertions on its behalf the present prosperous position of the Club is largely due."
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| Monday | 9am - 8pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 8pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 8pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 8pm |
| Friday | 9am - 8pm |
| Saturday | 9am - 7pm |
| Sunday | 9am - 7pm |
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