Quick Facts
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Number of Rooms
204 -
Amenities
3 restaurants / private dining / spa / horse riding / archery / clay shooting / sporting activities -
Number of courses
3 -
Course designers
Willie Fermie, Mackenzie Ross, Martin Ebert
Resort Overview
Turnberry originated as a part of the renowned Culzean estate and was originally a Willie Fermie design. The golf course has been associated with the Turnberry hotel for over 100 years. Mackenzie Ross reconstructed the championship Aisla course after WWII, and after Trump Golf took over, the course was redone again, under the eye of Martin Ebert, to better utilize the jagged cliffs. Turnberry became an Open venue in 1977 and has hosted four championships since then.
Highlights
Turnberry was host to the 1977 “Duel in the Sun” between Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson
The Ailsa course gets its name from Ailsa Craig, an uninhabited, volcanic island half a billion years old that sits 11 miles out to sea
Turnberry’s iconic lighthouse was built by the family of Robert Louis Stevenson and it’s set among the ruins of Turnberry Castle
3 things to know
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Best time to go
June to August -
Best non-golf amenity
Gallop down Turnberry’s very own beach for a horseback ride -
Insider Tip
Build in time for a trip to the nearby Isle of Arran, one of Scotland’s most beautiful — and accessible — islands. You won’t regret it
