Prestwick Golf Club
South Ayrshire
South Ayrshire
![Prestwick Golf Club, South Ayrshire](aerial/prestwick_golf_club_a.jpg)
The first ever Open championship was held here in 1860 and was won by Willie Park
of Musselburgh with a score of 174 over 36 holes. 3 rounds of 12 holes in those days so
a 4.8 strokes per hole average. Today it would be about 3.6 strokes per hole.
![Prestwick Golf Club, South Ayrshire](aerial/prestwick_golf_club_e.jpg)
The cairn to the bottom right marks the original first tee, a par 6 of 578
yards, the green of which is still in use as the present day 16th.
![Prestwick Golf Club, South Ayrshire](aerial/prestwick_golf_club_d.jpg)
Five or six deep bunkers per hole is par for the course hereabouts.
No pun intended.
![Prestwick Golf Club, South Ayrshire](aerial/prestwick_golf_club_b.jpg)
A panorama of the area with the clubhouse tucked into the right corner.