Prestwick Golf Club: 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. For all other films please head to https://www.cookiejargolf.com
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 making it… The penultimate in the Old Tom Trails series!
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What a place!
Another ‘-wick’….
Terrific film. Well done, once again! 🙌
Excited to play here next month for the first time. Great film as always 👍🏼
Awesome, yet again from the Cookie Jar Boys!
Beautiful film guys – can’t wait to get back there. Do I spot a few bunkers in the rough though?
Exquisite. Thank you.
Again, another fantastic video from the Cookie Jar!
These are fantastic, thank you!
That’s a great film I really enjoyed that
Best. Yet.
Usual brilliance. Absolutely loving this series.
Wonderful video guys! Helped bring back memories of when I played there.
Awesome film boys! And i loved the use of the map to highlight areas. Next level stuff!
Suberb video lads as always 👏👏👏👏
Class Guys….thank God for old Tom Morris I'm in awe of Old Tom Morris what a legend to Golf ⛳️ unbelievable again from you Guys…thank you.
I first played on the course in 1962. If truth be told, only in a big bunker close to the beach. I was 5 at the time. But I have been back a number of times since to take on the challenge of wonderful Prestwick, and of course to enjoy a Kummel or two to steady the nerves before going out.
Another truly great film by the cookie jar boys! Bringing the Prestwick story to the masses and conveying all that history, this course is now at the top of my 'bucket list' of golf courses to play!
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Excellent work again gents!
Very well done CJG
Great bit of content. Well done 👏🏻
These kind of videos are always way better made with a Scottish accent in the commentary.
that was amazing.
It is beyond my imagination that you have such limited views to this masterpiece. Well done.
Wonderful presentation!
Beautifully filmed, I was there in 1987, it was late, I parked the car and played a couple of holes, nobody was around.
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A wonderful film. You cover so much history in ten minutes, and much of the footage is stunning. Compliments from the United States.
When are you guys going to complete to Tom Morris trail? Just ticked off machrihanish and it’s a stunning course in a brilliant part of the world. Definitely straight in to my top 5