The Open Rota

[Jacko_G]

Kingsbarns is a great course but I fear the players would rip it apart so maybe not a great option for the Open rota but would like to see it hold the Scottish

Agree. -30 wouldn't be unrealistic round Kingsbarns. Royal Aberdeen is a better shout than Kingsbarns.

 

[Jacko_G]

Royal County Down
Royal Dornoch
Royal Duxbury
Cruden Bay

Behave yourself!

 

[Deleted member 18645]

I would love to see Southport & Ainsdale being added along with West Lancashire.

Both are fantastic courses.

So which one of those two did you have the membership interview with then?

 

[IanM]

I agree. Porthcawl is a very good option for the Open. Has loads of room in and around it. Close to the M4 for traffic.

Only thing they may have to do is make the 17th the 18th and make the 18th the 1st. This would be to allow the grandstands to be put up around the last green. The real 18th is very limited for space with the clubhouse and the beach.

They could then also clear out the large gorse areas up the course for spectator villages etc.

Well, the did shift the order as you describe for the Senior Open .... and if youve been there in the past 2 years you'll see that lots of gorse has been removed for that very reason

 

[Captainron]

Well, the did shift the order as you describe for the Senior Open .... and if youve been there in the past 2 years you'll see that lots of gorse has been removed for that very reason

Not been there for 12 years but hope they get a crack at it

 

[Merv_swerve]

Infrastructure ? Have you been to Carnoustie or St Andrews ? Worst road networks to golf courses I've ever experienced, I doubt infrastructure comes in to play with the r&a

I'm sure it does, hence the hiatus from rsg until links were improved.

 

[GG26]

I appreciate that Prestwick hasn’t been used for a long time because of infrastructure problems, but would the course now be appropriate for today’s players? It would be good to go back to the original home of the Open at some point.

 

[patricks148]

I appreciate that Prestwick hasn’t been used for a long time because of infrastructure problems, but would the course now be appropriate for today’s players? It would be good to go back to the original home of the Open at some point.

Too short and little or no room for crowds, the reason it stopped being played there in the first place