This
Hostelry and Coaching house has stood within
site of Prestwick's ancient "Mercat Cross"
since early in the nineteenth century.
Its close links with Scottish and Ayrshire
Golf are well founded as it was here in 1851
the "Golf Club of Ayrshire" was
formed. This club proposed, created and indeed
presented the golfing world with the very
first "Open Golf Championship" in
1860. It was played over nearby links for
eleven consecutive years. |