200 words on Royal Troon..... well where do you stop. The course reviews, features and Open Championship coverage means that the course is known all over the world. The Postage Stamp remains the signature hole although since Tiger Woods drove the greenside bunker during the last Open, the sixth holds some awe.

Then of course who would forget Greg Norman’s loss after hitting his drive into the cross bunkers at eighteen in the play off. Royal Troon is golfing history itself and is therefore priced accordingly - the day ticket includes a buffet lunch and a round over the adjacent Portland Course. Access can be extremely difficult and no ladies are allowed on the championship course and there are no visitor times at weekends.

The layout is a typical Scottish Links with the first nine heading out almost to Prestwick and the back nine coming back to the clubhouse and like the rest of the Open Championship courses should be played sometime in a golfing career.