Young Tom Morris

Scotland, day four: Prestwick GC, as old as golf and still feisty
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Scotland, day four: Prestwick GC, as old as golf and still feisty

ByRon Bellamy

Dating to 1851, site of the first Open Championship, Prestwick is more than a relic PRESTWICK, AYRSHIRE, Scotland — Old Tom Morris laid out the first 12 holes of Prestwick Golf Club in 1851, though golf had been played there even earlier. In 1860, the very first Open Championship, known in the United States as…

Previewing Scotland: A journey to the birthplace of golf
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Previewing Scotland: A journey to the birthplace of golf

ByRon Bellamy

Seeking the enduring spirit of golf in Scotland, from Old Tom Morris to David McLay Kidd (and Donald Trump) Golfers don’t simply take a trip to Scotland to play courses there.  They make a pilgrimage. That word conveys the historic nature of the game there, the bucket-list allure. Wrote the late James W. Finegan in…

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