Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club

Founded in 1851 as the Prestwick Mechanics Club, with Old Tom Morris among its members, this is the 26th oldest golf club in the world; it took its present name in 1858 and moved to its current shoreline links in 1892, laid out by Charlie Hunter and John Allan. Though barely 6,000 yards, out-of-bounds comes into play on 12 holes, and the whitewashed clubhouse sits right by the beach with views to Arran and Ailsa Craig.