Old Course
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The Old Course at Royal Troon Golf Club is a historic championship links layout in Scotland, renowned for hosting multiple Open Championships and its challenging coastal design.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Course at Royal Troon | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
golf course
ⓘ
links course ⓘ |
| climateInfluence | exposed to strong coastal winds ⓘ |
| clubFounded | Royal Troon Golf Club founded in 1878 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| courseStyle | traditional out-and-back links ⓘ |
| courseType | championship links ⓘ |
| difficulty | considered one of the more demanding Open venues ⓘ |
| fairwayGrassType | links fescue blend ⓘ |
| feature |
deep rough
ⓘ
gorse ⓘ pot bunkers ⓘ undulating greens ⓘ |
| governingBody | Royal Troon Golf Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greenType | links-style fescue-dominant greens ⓘ |
| hasClubhouseAccess | Royal Troon Golf Club clubhouse ⓘ |
| hasHoleCount | 18 ⓘ |
| hasNotableHole |
Postage Stamp
ⓘ
Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableHoleDescription |
Postage Stamp is a very short par-3 with a tiny, well-defended green
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Railway is a demanding par-4 running alongside a railway line and out of bounds ⓘ |
| hasNotableHoleNumber | 11 ⓘ |
| hasNotableHoleNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| hasNotableHolePar |
3
ⓘ
4 ⓘ |
| hasPar |
71
ⓘ
72 ⓘ |
| hasPracticeFacilities | practice ground at Royal Troon Golf Club ⓘ |
| hasSetting | views over the Firth of Clyde ⓘ |
| hasSignatureHole | Postage Stamp ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic championship venue ⓘ |
| hostedTournament | The Open Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | hosting The Open Championship ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Ayrshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Troon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Firth of Clyde coast ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Troon Golf Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ayrshire coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
renowned for challenging coastal design
ⓘ
renowned for strategic shot-making demands ⓘ |
| terrain |
coastal dunes
ⓘ
firm, fast-running fairways ⓘ |
| tourAssociation | The R&A Open rota ⓘ |
| tournamentTypeHosted | major championship ⓘ |
| usedFor |
amateur championships
ⓘ
professional golf tournaments ⓘ |
| windDirectionImpact | outward nine usually downwind, inward nine usually into the wind ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.