Garush34
Journeyman Pro
Have to agree with others that they should just leave the Rota as it is and not add any. Means if Murfield decide to revote in a couple years then that gives them the option to come back in.
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Royal Porthcawl
Ethan
Money List Winner
If you insist on inland courses, at least choose some good ones.
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Newcastle is just one long row of shops with a paddling pool in the middle, Like a mini version of Blackpool without the KMQ hats.
MendieGK
Tour Winner
That's not the point. The R&A taking the open to a men's only club wouldn't be much different the FA playing the FA cup final at a 'whites' only football stadium
Foxholer
Blackballed
This!
Muirfield might eventually allow Ladies to belong, but I suspect much of the vote against was to, effectively, ditch The Open from it!
Royal Aberdeen would be my 'alternative'! Logistics issues will always be the show-stopper for a new Open venue, but there doesn't seem to be major issues for RA!
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Im sure they can sort the range issue, they did for the Scottish Open but a tented village to suit the demands of the Open Championship might be tough and would rely heavily on neighbours being generous.
I personally would love to see it at Royal Aberdeen, it's a smashing course.
Duckster
Tour Rookie
I'd say it's more akin to the FA taking England to play at a club where they don't have any women's team. **ahem Man U ahem**
There are still enough courses on the rota, including the introduction of Royal Porthcawl so really don't see the need for the R&A at this stage to introduce another
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
But I believe Royal Porthcawl hasn't been added. So is there enough with or without?
I assumed it had. Apologies. However I still think there's enough although it does give the R&A an opportunity to look again at a number of possibilities.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
I don't know, it has a nice sea front, walks into the Mourne mountains, tolleymore forest park, some ok pubs, and a proper old school sweet shop. I quite like it. The swimming pool is naff, and the Catholic Church blights the landscape, but then you can't have everything!
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Can someone advise why Prestwick wouldn't be a possibility, is it mainly down to course length?
Throw one in the mix - Royal Aberdeen front 9 and Murcar's front 9 (right next door). Probably 16-17 holes straight into the wind.
Would be fun to watch.:thup:
Throw one in the mix - Royal Aberdeen front 9 and Murcar's front 9 (right next door). Probably 16-17 holes straight into the wind.
Would be fun to watch.:thup:
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Stockwood park
Duckster
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Royal Fleetwood
pogle
Head Pro
There are a couple of quirky holes at Prestwick that I believe aren't suitable for a modern professional golf championship. The blind par 3 ( hole 5 or so ) and the par 4 near the end with the blind approach (17th?). Yes, there are those that think such things would be fun but they would turn one of the Majors into a laughing stock, just as the USGA occasionally do with the US Open.
FairwayDodger
Money List Winner
There are various issues with the course and some daft holes so not really an issue but fundamentally it won't go there for the same reason it's not going to be at muirfield any more....
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
I didnt know they had the same policy, Kaz.
Ethan
Money List Winner
The day the Open is moved away from links courses is the day I give up golf
The day The Open goes to The Belfry is the day I take a machine gun into the R&A.
