Panmure Golf Club

Panmure Golf Club was founded on 3 May 1845 and is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world still in continuous existence. Its links at Barry, right next to Carnoustie, were laid out by Old Tom Morris in 1899 and later revised by James Braid in 1937, a combination that gives the course its balance of tradition and strategy.

It is an 18-hole par 70 of 6,551 yards from the back tees. Fairways look honest from the tee, but position matters more than length, and well defended greens with subtle slopes make you think about every approach. Ben Hogan spent two weeks practising here before winning the 1953 Open at Carnoustie, and he suggested the pot bunker short and right of the 6th green.

Panmure has been a Final Qualifying venue for The Open seven times between 1931 and 2007, has co-hosted the Amateur Championship twice and is ranked No. 99 in Golf Digest’s World’s 100 Greatest Courses for 2026-27. It is a club that wears its history lightly, and a course to enjoy on foot, reading the ground shot by shot. Visitors are welcome from April to October.