Open Weekend Course Reccomendations - Troon

[rystaman]

Hi all,

I'm heading to the Open at Troon on the Friday and looking to squeeze in a round of golf either on Thursday evening (twilight) or during the day on Saturday. Looking at links courses that won't break the bank around £60-75. Just wanted to see if anyone here had any recommendations.

Thanks in advance!

 

[KenL]

Public courses in Troon?

 

[HPIMG]

I was about to recommend western gailes I played it maybe a year ago and I swear it was £75 a round. Just looked to check current prices £245 a round im guessing they have hiked the price up for the open ?

 

[KenL]

I was about to recommend western gailes I played it maybe a year ago and I swear it was £75 a round. Just looked to check current prices £245 a round im guessing they have hiked the price up for the open ?

I doubt WG was £75 last year.

 

[HPIMG]

I doubt WG was £75 last year.

At most is was 18 months ago and almost positive it was £75.

 

[KenL]

At most is was 18 months ago and almost positive it was £75.

It has always been pricey.
Did you play in summer? Was it a twilight deal?

 

[HPIMG]

It has always been pricey.
Did you play in summer? Was it a twilight deal?

It would of been midweek so maybe I got a midweek deal and think it was winter.

 

[bigyin55]

Hi all,

I'm heading to the Open at Troon on the Friday and looking to squeeze in a round of golf either on Thursday evening (twilight) or during the day on Saturday. Looking at links courses that won't break the bank around £60-75. Just wanted to see if anyone here had any recommendations.

Thanks in advance!

Irvine golf club (bogside as it's known locally) probably your best bet. Very close to troon.

 

[Backache]

You could ring West Kilbride and see if they do a twilight rate. Good course with great views over to Arran.

 

[bigyin55]

You could ring West Kilbride and see if they do a twilight rate. Good course with great views over to Arran.

Don't think West K goes below £100 during the week.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I would imagine most of the Troon courses will be booked up.
Lochgreen is closed as it is used for car parking etc.
Best bet is to try for visitor times at Belleisle/Seafield in Ayr a few miles south of Troon.

 

[Mel Smooth]

Not even contemplating playing on our little trip up.
Train to Carlisle from Leeds through the Yorkshire Dales - over the Ribblhead viaduct, pick up the fast train to Glasgow from Carlisle, spend relaxing few hours in the City before we head out to our hotel.
We're not far from Topgolf but it's £90 for two hours - not stumping that up.
Looking forward to it, and at the moment, the weather forecast looks reasonable.

 

[Backache]

I would imagine most of the Troon courses will be booked up.
Lochgreen is closed as it is used for car parking etc.
Best bet is to try for visitor times at Belleisle/Seafield in Ayr a few miles south of Troon.

Not played them and they are meant to be nice courses but they are not links courses are they?

Loads of decent non links courses around.

 

[evemccc]

It would of been midweek so maybe I got a midweek deal and think it was winter.

I paid north of £100 over two years ago for a midweek round in the afternoon in March

Had the course to myself, fantastic ‘June’ weather in March - glorious afternoon of quiet, solitary golf in the afternoon and then setting sun

 

[howbow88]

Isn't it common knowledge that all courses around the venue hosting The Open put their prices up around that week? This is of course because of the extra Yankee dollars available that week. I remember looking at some courses around Royal St George's in early 2020 (before it was postponed for some reason...), and each place had their Open week prices published. All of them were at least double their normal green fee.

 

[sunshine]

I was about to recommend western gailes I played it maybe a year ago and I swear it was £75 a round. Just looked to check current prices £245 a round im guessing they have hiked the price up for the open ?

£75 for 9 holes midweek winter twilight special?

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I paid north of £100 over two years ago for a midweek round in the afternoon in March

Had the course to myself, fantastic ‘June’ weather in March - glorious afternoon of quiet, solitary golf in the afternoon and then setting sun

I was trying to explain that all the Links courses in the close vicinity will probably be booked up.

Seafield is part links part parkland about half a mile from the sea Bellisle more parkland.
They may also be full.
You have no chance of getting on a local links course for your budget at a weekend and slim chance on a Friday Open week.

 

[KenL]

We have a large amount of visitors booked in and we are about 100 miles from Troon.

 

[rystaman]

I was trying to explain that all the Links courses in the close vicinity will probably be booked up.

Seafield is part links part parkland about half a mile from the sea Bellisle more parkland.
They may also be full.
You have no chance of getting on a local links course for your budget at a weekend and slim chance on a Friday Open week.

Tbf when I went up to St Andrews for the 150th I had no issue getting on Monifeith for a twilight tee time but granted it might be busier/less course available this time around.

 

[KenL]

A lot of places will be busy but phone around or get on Web sites and you'll find something.