Turnberry, Kintyre Course

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Address:	Turnberry, Kintyre Course, Maidens Road, Turnberry, GIRVAN, KA26 9LT
Telephone:	01655 331000
Web:	www.turnberry.co.uk
Course:	Par 71 (6,452 yards) View scorecard
Green fees:	Summer: All week: £130 (round)
Facilities:	Pro shop, Practice green, Driving range, Trolley hire, Bar, Buggy hire, Club hire, Restaurant

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Course information

The par-72 Kintyre, called so after the long, narrow peninsula lying beyond the Isle of Arran in the Irish Sea, is another exhilarating championship course. Noted English architect Donald Steel has revised the old Arran course, originally constructed in 1909, into a 6,921-yard course that incorporates a set of turbulent swells in elevation and a rough peppered with prickly gorse that takes no prisoners.

Golf World Expert Review

Built five years ago over much of what was the old Arran course, Donald Steel has created a very challenging layout which has matured fast. The project was made possible when a plot of farm land adjoining the famous Ailsa course came up for sale, and some of the new holes get even nearer the beach than the Championship course.

The 8th is a short risk/reward par-4 measiring 298 yards off the very back tees. If the longest hitters take it on, there's lots of trouble around the green in the form of deep pot bunkers. And, of course, the views over Ailsa Craig and Arran are spectacular.

Today's Golfer Expert Review

Turnberry is simply one of the world's great golfing venues and though the Kintyre plays second fiddle to its superstar nieghbour, the Ailsa, it remains a class links act in its own right.

The Kintyre was fairly recently upgraded and is now even better than before. Earlier this year it staged a final qualifying round for the Troon Open. Even on a dank winter's day it is a spectacular golfing setting with stunning views of Kintyre, Arran and, of course, Turnberry lighthouse.

You'll love every minute, every shot and every single hole, especially the dramatic front nine finale where you're firing at oceanside greens (8th and 9th). True, the 8th tends to steal the show, but there are so many great holes to enjoy.

You'll do well to avoid the myriad bunkers on the par-4 4th and you also have to take special care at the stroke index one 5th – it's the best part of 450 yards and there's a whole heap of trouble to negotiate. There's a cracking finale too – another demanding par-4 (17th) and a par-5 climax featuring 13 bunkers.