Turnberry Golf Club

Aisla Course
Lighthouse & Aisla Craig
Place data
Coordinates:	55 ° 19 ′ 37.9 "  N , 4 ° 50 ′ 11"  W.
Playable since:	1906
Architect:	Willie Fernie
Extensions:	Mackenzie Ross 1949-1951
Par:	70
Length:	7204 yrds
Character:	Left

Kintyre Course
Kintyre Course
Place data
Coordinates:	55 ° 19 ′ 37.9 "  N , 4 ° 50 ′ 11"  W.
Playable since:	Reopening 2001
Architect:	Donald Steel
Par:	72
Length:	6861 yards
Character:	Left

Arran Course
Coordinates:	55 ° 19 ′ 37.9 "  N , 4 ° 50 ′ 11"  W.
Par:	9 holes
Length:
Character:	Left

Turnberry is a golf resort on the Firth of Clyde coast in southwest Scotland and one of the regular venues for the British Open . Along the rugged South Ayrshire coast are three links-design golf courses , a golf academy, numerous holiday homes and a luxury hotel designed by James Miller , completed in 1906. The impressive view of the striking rock island Ailsa Craig limits Turnberry to the west.

history

During the First World War , this coastal strip was expanded for military flight operations. During this period, the Royal Flying Corps trained pilots in aerial combat and aerial combat. Turnberry Hotel was used as a hospital for wounded soldiers at the time. After the war, the first two squares were rebuilt and given the names "Ailsa" and "Arran". A memorial to lost pilots, which still exists today, was erected on a hill near the 12Grüns Ailsa Course.

The hotel was also used as a military hospital during World War II and the golf course was used by the Royal Air Force for training purposes.

After a redesign of the course by Mackenzie Ross in 1949, the Ailsa was reopened in 1951 and today offers a view of the rocky island of Ailsa Craig and the island of Arran . In 2014 Donald Trump bought the property for $ 60 million. It made losses in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

The golf course

Numerous tournaments and championships have been held on the Ailsa Course. In addition to the four British Open events, the club hosted the Women's British Open in 2002 , the Walker Cup in 1963, the Amateur Championships in 1961, 1983, 1996 and 2008 and has already hosted the Senior Open Championship six times (1987–1990, 2003, 2006).

hole	Surname	Distance (yrd)	par		hole	Surname	Distance (yrd)	par
1	Ailsa Craig	354	4th		10	Dinna Fouter	456	4th
2	Mak siccar	428	4th		11	Maidens	175	3
3	Blaw Wearie	489	4th		12	monument	451	4th
4th	Woe-Be-Tide	166	3		13	Tickly tap	410	4th
5	Fin Me Oot	474	4th		14th	Risk-An-Hope	448	4th
6th	Tappie Toorie	231	3		15th	Ca 'Canny	206	3
7th	Roon The Ben	538	5		16	Wee Burn	455	4th
8th	Goat fur	454	4th		17th	Lang Whang	559	5
9	Bruce's Castle	449	4th		18th	Duel in the Sun	461	4th
	Out	3583	35			In	3621	35
						Total	7204	70

The other two courses in Turnberry are the Kintyre Course and the 9-Hole Arran Course. The Kintyre Course (reopened 2001) is another championship course. The course was built by Donald Steel based on the original Arran design. The new Arran Course was opened in 2002.

Other facilities at the resort include the Colin Montgomerie Links Golf Academy , which opened in 2000, and a smaller practice course ( pitch and putt ).

The Open Championship

At the premiere of the British Open in Turnberry in 1977, the square was the stage for the famous "Duel in the Sun", when Tom Watson defeated Jack Nicklaus by one stroke . In memory of this event, the 18th hole of the Ailsa Course, "Ailsa Hame", was renamed "Duel in the Sun" in 2003. After three days with identical results, Nicklaus and Watson were comfortably ahead of the rest of the field on the final day. After another tie on the 16th hole, Nicklaus could not use a short putt to the birdie on the 17th hole to equalize again. On the 18th hole Nicklaus came back after a stroke from the rough and a long birdie put and forced Watson to punch his short birdie put, which he succeeded.

At the British Open 2009, the then 59-year-old Tom Watson once again reached for the British golf crown, but lost to Stewart Cink after a dramatic four-hole jump-off.

The winners of the British Open in Turnberry, all held on the Ailsa Course:

year	winner	nationality	Score
			R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
2009	Stewart Cink	United States	66	72	71	69	278 (−2) PO
1994	Nick Price	Zimbabwe	69	66	67	66	268 (−12)
1986	Greg Norman	Australia	74	63	74	69	280 (even)
1977	Tom Watson	United States	68	70	65	65	268 (−12)

The Women's British Open

Winner of the Women's British Open at Turnberry.

year	winner	nationality	Score
			R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
2002	Karrie Webb	Australia	66	71	70	66	273 (−11)

The Senior Open Championship

Winner of The Senior Open Championship in Turnberry (all played on the Aisla course).

year	winner	nationality	Score
			R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
2006	Loren Roberts	United States	65	65	69	75	274 (−6) PO
2003	Tom Watson	United States	66	67	66	64	263 (−17) PO
1990	Gary Player	South Africa	69	65	71	75	280 (E)
1989	Bob Charles	New Zealand	70	68	65	66	269 (−11)
1988	Gary Player	South Africa	65	66	72	79	272 (−8)
1987	Neil Coles	England	66	73	67	73	279 (−1)

Web links

• Turnberry website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Turnberry at War ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ [1]
3. ↑ washingtonpost.com: Trump's Scotland golf course lost $ 4.5 million in 2017, new report says
4. ↑ politico.com: Air Force crew made an odd stop on a routine trip: Trump's Scottish resort
5. ^ The Open - Turnberry 2009; Official Program
6. ↑ Duel in the Sun ( Memento of the original from July 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , golf.com, accessed February 3, 2011  
7. ↑ R. Laidlaw (HRDs.): Golfer's Handbook 2010. Macmillan