Royal Troon Golf Transfers & Chauffeur Tours
Royal Troon on the Ayrshire coast is a two-halves links: an outward nine downwind along the beach, an inward nine grinding straight back into the prevailing westerly. The 8th, the Postage Stamp, is the shortest hole on the Open rota — 123 yards, five bunkers, brutal in wind. Troon last hosted the Open in 2024 (Xander Schauffele) and returns regularly.
Founded 1878, granted Royal status in 1978 on its centenary. Nine Open Championships to date, including Bobby Locke (1950), Arnold Palmer (1962), Tom Weiskopf (1973), Tom Watson (1982), Mark Calcavecchia (1989), Justin Leonard (1997), Todd Hamilton (2004), Henrik Stenson (2016) and Xander Schauffele (2024).
Return chauffeur transfers to Royal Troon (Old Course) start from £750 return from Dundee and from £700 return from Edinburgh Airport (EDI), with clubs, luggage and waiting time included.
Drive times: Prestwick Airport (PIK) — 10 min (3 mi); Glasgow Airport (GLA) — 40 min (30 mi); Glasgow city centre — 45 min (33 mi); Turnberry — 35 min (18 mi); Loch Lomond — 1 hr 20 min (50 mi).
Recommended vehicle: Rolls-Royce Ghost or Mercedes Vito. Prestwick is 10 minutes away — a Ghost transfer from the tarmac to Troon's 1st tee is one of the shortest luxury arrivals in Scottish golf. For a group in from Glasgow, the Vito is right.
Ayrshire coast — 3 courses: Day 1 Prestwick Old (the birthplace of the Open, 1860). Day 2 Royal Troon. Day 3 Turnberry Ailsa (30 minutes south). This is the definitive west-coast Open rota tour, base at Turnberry or the Marine Troon.
Troon is Ayrshire, so Glasgow is the sensible base: around 40 minutes from Glasgow city centre and 25 minutes from Prestwick Airport, with returns from Glasgow quoted as a golf day rather than a transfer. From Dundee it is roughly 2 hours 15 minutes and works best as an overnight rather than a there-and-back. Prestwick landings often save both time and money over Glasgow International for Ayrshire golf.
Nearby courses, hotels and venues: Prestwick Golf Club — 10 min north — birthplace of the Open in 1860. Western Gailes and Dundonald Links — 15–20 min north, two excellent Ayrshire links. Turnberry (Ailsa) — 40 min south down the coast. Trump Turnberry and Lochgreen House — Common overnight bases for an Ayrshire trip. Chauffeur & luxury car hire Glasgow — Our Glasgow page for city hotels and GLA pickups.
Prestwick pickups are our specialism for west-coast golf — clubs off the plane, into the boot, on the range within 20 minutes. Chauffeur waits during the round.
Is Prestwick Airport better than Glasgow for Ayrshire golf? Yes if flights work — significantly shorter transfer to Troon, Turnberry and Prestwick Old.
Can we play Royal Troon as a visitor? Yes — visitor times are available Monday to Thursday.
What about the Portland Course? Same site, easier round — a good warm-up before the Old.
Can we play Royal Troon and Turnberry on consecutive days from one base? Yes, and it is the most common Ayrshire itinerary we run. The two are 40 minutes apart, so a single hotel — in Troon, Ayr or at Turnberry itself — covers both. We keep the car with you for the two days, which also makes an evening in Ayr or Alloway straightforward.