The best Open Championship venues
4. Turnberry
Turnberry, Ayrshire
The most scenic Open venue on the rota, Turnberry is, in fact, it is the only one that offers pretty much constant sea views from the first hole to the last. It is also the most remote, some two hours south of Glasgow.
That means holding an Open here is logistically complicated in terms of both accommodation and transport. Now owned by President Donald Trump, the Ailsa course was remodelled by Mackenzie Ebert last year to universal acclaim.
Dan Murphy
Dan loves links golf, which doesn't mean he is very good at it. He is a four-handicapper at Alwoodley. A qualified journalist and senior editor with 25 years’ experience, he was the long-time editor of NCG. His passion is golf courses and he is the founding editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings. He loves nothing more than discovering and highlighting courses that are worthy of greater recognition.