Prestwick

Prestwick is currently ranked #75 in the world by Golf Magazine. The meandering waters of “Pow Burn” run through the course. While, it also boasts a unique array of holes with significant amounts of heather and gorse. When combined with some typically hellish Scottish bunkers, this can often ruin an otherwise respectable score. Prestwick’s fairways are for the most part narrow. Also, its generally small and undulating greens, given certain pin placements, can make for some interesting approach shots. However, when the wind rolls in from the Firth of Clyde, the golfer would be well advised to lower his aspirations of a low score.

Probably the best known hole at Prestwick is the par 5, 3rd hole. It incorporates the infamous “Cardinal Bunker” – a vast expanse of sand divided by fairway and faced by railway ties. Whatever woes you may have at the end of the day – whether Pow Burn, Cardinal, Willie Campbell’s Grave or the undulating greens – you are advised to try the best known local cure: “a brim-full schooner of Kummel!”