Royal Troon Golf Club (Portland)

Royal Troon – Portland Course

The Portland is a great course in its own right.

Royal Troon – Portland Course

The Portland is a great course in its own right.

Troon Portland the little sister (the course is generally played by the Troon Ladies) to the more illustrious championship neighbor and while she is clearly not on the same level too often she is unfairly ignored.

This course plays inland From its big brother , and thankfully a lot easier , greens here are spot on.

12 years ago, I first came to Royal Troon and despite having the round at Portland included we skipped it due to the physical demand a trip here has.

The Portland course at Royal Troon is a fine links golf course although it obviously does not have adequate length to challenge the really good players as it is approximately 6350 yards or 6160 from the member tees.

Possibly the most underrated course in Scotland.

The second links at Troon, the “Portland” created by Fernie in 1895 and formerly known as the Relief course, has its moments of excellence too but undeniably plays second fiddle by some margin.