Okay, so, I wanted to figure out where all the British Open courses are, right? I started with the old Google, just typing in “British Open courses map”.
First, I just randomly clicked a website, and then I figured out I could check out the courses in 2D, 3D, or even on my phone. There was also a “Guide” thing, which had scorecards and other stats. I thought that was pretty cool, but didn’t spend too much time in there, and I just wanna check the courses locations.
Then I found out that this year’s British Open is going to be on NBC, USA Network, and Peacock. That’s good to know for when I want to watch it. It said they’d have like 49 hours of coverage. I guess it’s a big deal or something.
Anyway, back to the courses. Apparently, they only play this tournament on “links” courses. Never heard that word before, but it sounds fancy. It means courses without many trees, built along the coast, and they keep the natural, uneven terrain. So it’s, like, all-natural and stuff. They played the Open only at this place called Prestwick Golf Club from 1860 to 1870. But since 1872, they’ve been rotating courses. I was trying to find a map that shows all these places.
I saw that Troon has the longest and shortest holes in the Open. The longest is 601 yards! I can’t even imagine how far that is. I’d probably need a car to get from one end to the other. I just skimmed through this part, though, I couldn’t find a map yet.
Then after searching and searching, I finally found a basic map showing where all the courses are in the UK. It wasn’t super detailed, but it gave me a general idea. Most of them are clustered together, but there are a couple that are pretty far away from the others. Now I’ve got my map, and I’ve checked out where those courses are located. Job done!
