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Old
At Royal Troon
Willie Fernie’s 1910 work established the Old Course routing and its Postage Stamp and Railway holes. James Braid strengthened its bunkering in 1922, immediately before Troon’s first Open in 1923.1
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 74
- Club location
- Troon United Kingdom
Fernie’s famous holes and Braid’s preparation
The tiny eighth green and railway boundary at the eleventh express very different demands. One concentrates the challenge into a short approach; the other constrains a long hole beside the tracks.1
Scorecard
Complete 18-hole record
Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.
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Tee register
| Tee | Gender | Par | Rating | Slope | Front yards | Back yards | Total yards | Front par | Back par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue 2019 | Men | 74 | 76 | 145 | 3,456 | 3,752 | 7,208 | 36 | 38 |
| White 2019 | Men | 71 | 73.4 | 140 | 3,260 | 3,372 | 6,632 | 36 | 35 |
| White (Women) 2018 | Women | 75 | 79.6 | 148 | 3,260 | 3,372 | 6,632 | 36 | 39 |
| Yellow 2019 | Men | 71 | 71.5 | 136 | 3,120 | 3,085 | 6,205 | 36 | 35 |
| Yellow (Women) 2018 | Women | 75 | 77.1 | 143 | 3,103 | 3,067 | 6,170 | 37 | 38 |
| Red (Men) 2019 | Men | 71 | 71 | 135 | 3,025 | 3,083 | 6,108 | 36 | 35 |
| Red (Women) 2018 | Women | 75 | 76.7 | 142 | 3,025 | 3,083 | 6,108 | 37 | 38 |
| Winter Yellow (Men) 2019 | Men | 71 | 70.1 | 133 | 2,932 | 2,971 | 5,903 | 36 | 35 |
| Winter Yellow (Women) 2018 | Women | 71 | 75.6 | 139 | 2,932 | 2,971 | 5,903 | 36 | 35 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue 2019 | 370 | 391 | 379 | 555 | 210 | 601 | 405 | 123 | 422 | 3,456 | 452 | 483 | 429 | 473 | 178 | 502 | 553 | 218 | 464 | 3,752 | 7,208 |
| White 2019 | 357 | 381 | 371 | 522 | 194 | 544 | 381 | 123 | 387 | 3,260 | 385 | 421 | 427 | 411 | 175 | 436 | 533 | 210 | 374 | 3,372 | 6,632 |
| White (Women) 2018 | 357 | 381 | 371 | 522 | 194 | 544 | 381 | 123 | 387 | 3,260 | 385 | 421 | 427 | 411 | 175 | 436 | 533 | 210 | 374 | 3,372 | 6,632 |
| Yellow 2019 | 348 | 369 | 366 | 476 | 183 | 518 | 371 | 114 | 375 | 3,120 | 367 | 375 | 377 | 382 | 167 | 402 | 504 | 167 | 344 | 3,085 | 6,205 |
| Yellow (Women) 2018 | 348 | 369 | 366 | 476 | 183 | 518 | 354 | 114 | 375 | 3,103 | 367 | 357 | 377 | 382 | 167 | 402 | 504 | 167 | 344 | 3,067 | 6,170 |
| Red (Men) 2019 | 346 | 365 | 360 | 476 | 134 | 508 | 348 | 118 | 370 | 3,025 | 360 | 417 | 368 | 377 | 171 | 398 | 495 | 166 | 331 | 3,083 | 6,108 |
| Red (Women) 2018 | 346 | 365 | 360 | 476 | 134 | 508 | 348 | 118 | 370 | 3,025 | 360 | 417 | 368 | 377 | 171 | 398 | 495 | 166 | 331 | 3,083 | 6,108 |
| Winter Yellow (Men) 2019 | 307 | 330 | 325 | 480 | 165 | 492 | 355 | 126 | 352 | 2,932 | 389 | 374 | 355 | 360 | 119 | 400 | 481 | 175 | 318 | 2,971 | 5,903 |
| Winter Yellow (Women) 2018 | 307 | 330 | 325 | 480 | 165 | 492 | 355 | 126 | 352 | 2,932 | 389 | 374 | 355 | 360 | 119 | 400 | 481 | 175 | 318 | 2,971 | 5,903 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 74 |
| Hcp | 15 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 6 |
Front nine Holes 1-9
| Tee or hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue 2019 | 370 | 391 | 379 | 555 | 210 | 601 | 405 | 123 | 422 | 3,456 |
| White 2019 | 357 | 381 | 371 | 522 | 194 | 544 | 381 | 123 | 387 | 3,260 |
| White (Women) 2018 | 357 | 381 | 371 | 522 | 194 | 544 | 381 | 123 | 387 | 3,260 |
| Yellow 2019 | 348 | 369 | 366 | 476 | 183 | 518 | 371 | 114 | 375 | 3,120 |
| Yellow (Women) 2018 | 348 | 369 | 366 | 476 | 183 | 518 | 354 | 114 | 375 | 3,103 |
| Red (Men) 2019 | 346 | 365 | 360 | 476 | 134 | 508 | 348 | 118 | 370 | 3,025 |
| Red (Women) 2018 | 346 | 365 | 360 | 476 | 134 | 508 | 348 | 118 | 370 | 3,025 |
| Winter Yellow (Men) 2019 | 307 | 330 | 325 | 480 | 165 | 492 | 355 | 126 | 352 | 2,932 |
| Winter Yellow (Women) 2018 | 307 | 330 | 325 | 480 | 165 | 492 | 355 | 126 | 352 | 2,932 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| Hcp | 15 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 |
Back nine Holes 10-18
| Tee or hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue 2019 | 452 | 483 | 429 | 473 | 178 | 502 | 553 | 218 | 464 | 3,752 |
| White 2019 | 385 | 421 | 427 | 411 | 175 | 436 | 533 | 210 | 374 | 3,372 |
| White (Women) 2018 | 385 | 421 | 427 | 411 | 175 | 436 | 533 | 210 | 374 | 3,372 |
| Yellow 2019 | 367 | 375 | 377 | 382 | 167 | 402 | 504 | 167 | 344 | 3,085 |
| Yellow (Women) 2018 | 367 | 357 | 377 | 382 | 167 | 402 | 504 | 167 | 344 | 3,067 |
| Red (Men) 2019 | 360 | 417 | 368 | 377 | 171 | 398 | 495 | 166 | 331 | 3,083 |
| Red (Women) 2018 | 360 | 417 | 368 | 377 | 171 | 398 | 495 | 166 | 331 | 3,083 |
| Winter Yellow (Men) 2019 | 389 | 374 | 355 | 360 | 119 | 400 | 481 | 175 | 318 | 2,971 |
| Winter Yellow (Women) 2018 | 389 | 374 | 355 | 360 | 119 | 400 | 481 | 175 | 318 | 2,971 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 38 |
| Hcp | 8 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 6 |
Sources and record notes3 references
Sources for this history
- Nine Things to Know: Royal Troon
PGA TOUR
Main historical account, course development and individual-hole descriptions.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Course record sources
- PGA TOURWillie Fernie · Redesign · 1910
- Open Venues | The 14 courses to have hosted The OpenJames Braid · Redesign · Date unrecorded