Prestwick - Old Tom Trails
Founded in 1851, Prestwick was the first established golfing links on the West Coast of Scotland as the game was developed largely on the East coast until those days. It was also a site of huge significance for Old Tom. Somewhere he travelled to having parted ways with Allan Robertson in St Andrew's, taking a full time position to develop the course & keep the greens as well as resident club and ball maker.
Prestwick is also the birthplace of The Open Championship, where a competition was founded in 1860 to establish the champion golfer of the day. Robertson was always known as the greatest golfer of his day, so when he died in 1859, the championship was there to find his replacement. Whilst Willie Park senior might have won that initial title, many others would go on to do so. This is a history that very few clubs can match...
We came away from Prestwick with incredible vibes about it. The course is known as 'quirky' but it's still a very honest test despite some unique features and the club is historic, oozes class and there is just a 'different feeling' when you walk through the doors and see the red Moroccan belt and the bag racks beyond the stairs.
We hope you like this film as much as we enjoyed commissioning it... The penultimate in the Old Tom Trails series!