Turnberry

Going there in the first week of September and having played the old Ailsa a few times, I can't wait.

Tried to play there one Sunday on the way back from a golfing weekend in Gleneagles , the course was deserted but they refused to let us play .  Went down to Troon , who would have let us play had we had a letter of introduction from our club secretaries . Left us scratching our heads given all 3 of us have played all over Ireland without ever a hitch or a need to produce credentials other than sterling or punts or euros .

Played it subsequently in poorish weather , cant say I rated it as highly as current posts indicate , but maybe there have been improvements .  The tenth tee was a bit daunting , and the setting is excellent , open to question though whether it is inherently as good as some other links . Apart from the golf course and the hotel , there was little else of interest in the vicinity though , I assume Turnberry grew out of an association with the train as did Royal County Down and Royal Portrush , Dr Beeching put a bit of a spoke in that though .