Royal Troon Golf Club hosted its ninth Open Championship in 2016, a tradition that began with its first in 1923. Found five miles north of Prestwick on Scotland’s west coast, the club was founded in 1878. Read more “Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland”
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Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland
Consistently ranked among the Top 20 courses in the world, Royal Portrush was added in 2014 by the R&A to The Open Rota. This par 72 links course measures nearly 7,200 yards and remains the only venue in Northern Ireland to have ever hosted The Open (1951). Read more “Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland”
PerryGolf Cruises to The Open at St Andrews
The 144th Open at St Andrews is just hours away from teeing off on the Old Course, St Andrews. For golf fans, it doesn’t get much better than this unless you have been on board the outstanding Azamara Quest the past two weeks for PerryGolf’s Golf Voyage, “2015 British Open at St Andrews by Sea“…
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British Open Contest by PerryGolf ~ WIN $1,000!
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You could WIN a $1,000 Gift Card for Turtleson, a manufacturer specializing in lifestyle apparel for golfers. Read more “British Open Contest by PerryGolf ~ WIN $1,000!”
Scottish Reflection on US Open at Chambers Bay
I made a personal Facebook post about my thoughts on the US Open which received a number of thoughtful comments. Bottom line, the US Open at Chambers Bay, which was positioned as a US Open on a links course, certainly has formed any number of opinions on a variety of related topics. On one hand that is good. On the other, Read more “Scottish Reflection on US Open at Chambers Bay”