St Andrews Golf Tours
- Scotland's Finest Golf Courses
St
Andrews Golf Tours Proudly Present - Royal Troon. Royal
Troon can be incorporated into
your Scotland Golf Vacation.
One of the great links courses in
Scotland, the Old Course, Troon is a challenging test of
golfing ability. With the wind to contend with, and deep
rough interspersed with gorse and broom, accurate shot
making is essential. Players should make their scores on
the outward nine, as the prevailing north-westerly wind
can make the back nine extremely difficult.
The Course was created in combination
with the best of links course ingredients and the
expertise of Braid, McKenzie and Pennick. The Old course
is an exceptionally demanding one and recognized
throughout the Golfing World as one of the toughest
tests on the British Open rota. The course is perhaps
most famous for its par 3 - 8th hole, the Postage Stamp,
where veteran Majors champion Gene Sarazen got down in 1
and 2 on subsequent rounds of the 1973 Open Championship
- a dramatic display watched by millions on TV.
The course is undulating in the classic links fashion
but danger lurks in the guise of strong winds, thick
rough and pot bunkers. It also demands courage and a
test of the mental aspects of golf. The Course record of
64 is held by the Australian legend Greg Norman from the
1989 Open.
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