The Ailsa and Arran courses at Turnberry were rescued from near extinction and redesigned by golf architect Mackenzie Ross in the 1950's. Since then the Hotel has hosted many amateur and professional championships, culminating in its first Open championship in 1977. That championship saw Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson go head-to-head to produce one of the greatest final days in Open history. Watson in '77, Norman in '86, Price in '94…all testimony to Turnberry's greatness which takes a true champion to win. Today the Ailsa course is regularly ranked among the top 20 courses in the world, whilst the Arran is rated by some to be an even sterner challenge.

Turnberry Hotel, Ayrshire, Scotland KA26 9LT
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