Start itinerary with the historic atmosphere at Prestwick GC where the first Open Championship was played in 1860 - after lunch in the clubhouse take the short trip round to Prestwick St Nicholas GC an excellent links course with spectacular views over the sea.
Play the Open Championship course for 2004 - Royal Troon. A truly challenging links course with superb views of the Isle of Arran and Ailsa Craig - play the Old course in the morning and after a relaxing buffet lunch which is included in your day ticket, experience a round on the Portland course in the afternoon.
Drive to Ardrossan and take the Cal Mac ferry to Brodick on the Isle of Arran and discover some island gems. Drive round the Island to Blackwaterfoot and experience the delights of the little 12 hole course at Shiskine Golf Club. You have the choice of either spending the night on Arran and taking the ferry across to the Mull of Kintyre the next morning or driving straight to Lochranza for the ferry to Clanaig that evening.
Taking the ferry from Lochranza to Clanaig will have you landing back on the mainland on the famous peninsula - the Mull of Kintyre. A round of golf at Machrihanish is a must for all discerning golfers, with its exceptionally beautiful scenery looking out over the Atlantic and its very famous opening hole driving across the beach if you dare!
Drive up towards Tarbert to catch the ferry at Kennacraig to the beautiful Isle of Islay.
Another island 'gem' is the links course at the Machrie Golf Links on Islay that is an experience not to be missed. Designed by Willie Campbell from the natural terrain alongside Laggan Bay, this traditional links course rates high as a must for discerning golfers.
Take the Cal Mac ferry back the mainland and drive up the A83 via Lochgilphead and Iverarary and join up with the A83 down past Loch Lomond.
West Kilbride GC situated close to the town of Largs is worth stopping for. A traditional, flat seaside links course designed by old Tom Morris and enhanced later by James Braid. A half hour drive down the coast brings you to the Open qualifying course of Irvine Bogside for an afternoon of golf. Irvine Bogside is renowned for its velvet greens.
There can be no better way to round off a week of golf than by playing first of all Western Gailes GC in the morning followed by 18 holes after lunch on Glasgow GC, both Open qualifying courses.
