Scotland Golf Course Reviews
Royal Troon Old Course ReviewTroon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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We recently came across the Galvin Green Golf range at Golf Poser.
It has a good waterproofs section too which is needed on these Scottish courses.
It has a good waterproofs section too which is needed on these Scottish courses.
Royal Troon Old Course Overview: Rightly considered one of the
toughest golf courses on the Open rota, this links course is plagued with difficult holes,
highlighted by perfectly placed and plentiful bunkers. The only knock about the track is that after
18 holes, the golfer is exhausted from trying to negotiate tough angles, blind
shots and possibly finding golf balls in deep heather or gorse. While the Old Course is probably more
difficult than strictly fun, the educated golfer surely knows the history of Royal Troon Old course as well. The most memorable golf holes are described below:
Royal Troon Hole 2: The first few golf holes are straight, along the Ocean (though not too close as to hit a ball into it), and into the prevailing wind. This is the best of them with no less than 11 bunkers easily in play, any of which will jeopardize good chances for par.
Royal Troon Hole 2: The first few golf holes are straight, along the Ocean (though not too close as to hit a ball into it), and into the prevailing wind. This is the best of them with no less than 11 bunkers easily in play, any of which will jeopardize good chances for par.
Royal Troon Hole 6: This very long par 5 heads in the same direction and style as the first five holes it follows, but whereas the first five are flat, the approach here is uphill towards the gorse covered sand dunes, which adds a degree of beauty and change not felt until this point.
Royal Troon Hole 7: The most picturesque tee box on the golf course affords great views of the rest of the course and the Ayrshire coastline surrounding Troon. The player must thread the tee shot through 2 bunkers right and 4 left of the fairway. The hole then doglegs right to a green that is then surrounded by bunkers and a large dune to the right.
Royal Troon Hole 8: The “Postage Stamp” needs no introduction. However, as short as it is, it cannot be overstated how deadly any miss of this green surely is.
Royal Troon Hole 11: “The Railway” is long and tough from tee to green. Gorse provides the main challenge off the elevated tee with a virtual forest of it on the left side, whereas the OB right and stone wall catch the attention on the approach.
Royal Troon Hole 13: Typical of the very difficult par fours on the back nine, this dogleg right presents the golfer with a very difficult tee shot. With the backdrop having few landmarks, knowing how much to bite off is difficult to know and the golfer must be able to have a plan and trust it. The only hole without a bunker, the approach is to an elevated green. (not pictured)