Tour the clubhouses of The Open rota golf links
Unlike Augusta National or many of the private venues of the U.S. Open or PGA Championship, golfers can step foot into just about all of the clubhouses that have hosted The Open (with the main exception being the R & A clubhouse in St. Andrews, which is by invite only).
Even the more formal Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers at Muirfield (which was recently removed from the rota by the R & A for their exclusionary membership practices), allows those who play the links on Tuesdays and Thursdays to come inside (as long as they wear a jacket, of course).
All of these clubhouses are filled with historic artifacts, like old hickory clubs, trophies, photos and much more.
The collection of clubhouses of The Open range in styles, from Royal Birkdale's ship-like, art deco-style clubhouse, to the more uninspired architecture of 1951 and 2019 Open host Royal Portrush. Many of these clubhouses are among the finest in Great Britain and Ireland, because they are often updated prior to staging the Open. Carnoustie, in fact, added a brand new hotel to the property prior to the infamous 1999 Open, which was won by Scotsman Paul Lawrie (and lost by Jean Van de Velde). The most recent upgrade was at Trump Turnberry (which last hosted the Open in 2009, prior to the purchase by Donald Trump).
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