Much has changed since Prestwick hosted the first ever Open Championship over its then 12-hole course in 1860. But the wonderfully natural, rumpled terrain still provides a tangible link with the ...

I was all sorts of sickly during last month’s Open at Royal Troon, but on the Wednesday eve of the championship, I felt a burst of energy when we pulled into the parking lot at Prestwick Golf Club.

Imagine, if you will, driving into the ancient burgh of Prestwick from the north, past what used to be Scotland’s one international airport and, beyond that, along Monkton Road towards the town itself ...

PRESTWICK, Scotland — In every other respect, it was just an ordinary October Wednesday in Prestwick 162 years ago. But down at the local links, a golf competition was about to be born. Three weeks ...

In nearly 20 years as a golf journalist, I hadn’t played a round using hickory-shafted clubs until last week. Opportunities had arisen but for one reason or another (maybe because of my innate fear of ...

Ann interviews Ken Goodwin, the secretary and historian at Prestwick Golf Club, in southwest Scotland, where the British Open originated and was played 24 times between 1860 and 1925. Goodwin takes ...

It’s April, and for the first time since 1945 we are not celebrating the Masters, golf’s annual rite of spring, instead we’re lamenting the cancellation of the 2020 Open. It’s the 26th time a major ...

Clubs that were the foundation of this tournament no longer host. They are considered too small, too remote or too Trump. By Paul Sullivan See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más ...