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| Publication Type: | Professional |
| Author(s): | Ingleton, Toby |
| Author Affiliation: | Publisher, Golf Course Architecture |
| Title: | Ailsa Course, Turnberry: Turnberry, Scotland: The Ailsa course is sharpening its teeth for the 2009 Open. Toby Ingleton visited to see the work in progress |
| Section: | On site Other records with the "On site" Section |
| Source: | Golf Course Architecture. Vol. 8, April 2007, p. 58-59, 61. |
| Publishing Information: | Leicester, England: Tudor Rose |
| # of Pages: | 3 |
| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Tournament preparation; Golf course renovation; Course profile |
| Facility Names: | Ailsa Course, Turnberry Golf Club, in Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Abstract/Contents: | Profiles Ailsa Golf Course at Turnberry, in Scotland, and the Open Championships that have taken place there. States that "with the reasonably safe assumption that Tiger Woods will be the dominant player of 2009, Turnberry will be hoping that its subsequent decision to ask [Donald Steel, Open specialist] to prepare the course for the Open Championship will reap a similar result as at Hoylake - delivering an Open where tactical acumen succeeds over brute force." Reports that "one of the most significant alterations...is aimed at heightening the drama of the course by bringing its rugged coastline closer to the line of play." States that "the tenth [hole]...gets a new championship tee, tucked back and left from the...teeing areas, closer to the lighthouse and the ruins of Bruce's Castle. This completely transforms the visual set-up of the hole, with the tee shot...needed to carry a bay at an angle to the fairway, further deepening the strategic element to the shot." Mentions that "the other considerable change to Turnberry's layout involves the closing holes...By moving the tees back, even the longest hitting players will have an upslope for the landing area, and a well-placed fairway bunker means that a shorter tee shot is a sensible option." Concludes that "Turnberry was never running the risk of losing its 'dramatic' label, and its...elevation to the top slot of two UK [United Kingdom] magazines' course ranking tables is a reflection of the variety and beauty that accompanies the drama." |
| Language: | English |
| References: | 0 |
| Note: | Includes sidebars, "Major changes", p. 58-59, and "What next?", p. 61 Pictures, color Figures |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-like – may be incomplete): | Ingleton, T. 2007. Ailsa Course, Turnberry: Turnberry, Scotland: The Ailsa course is sharpening its teeth for the 2009 Open. Toby Ingleton visited to see the work in progress. Golf Course Archit. 8:p. 58-59, 61. |
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| MSU catalog number: | b5218124 |
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