Those of you keen on the history of cherished, triumphant edifices will probably know that the Eiffel Tower was originally intended as a temporary exhibit when it started to get rattled up back in 1887.
And look at it now? Still plonked there as a majestic beacon for patriotism, resistance, romance and long bloomin’ queues of camera-clicking tourists. Now, we’re not saying the old portakabin clubhouse at Dundonald Links — which sits less than an hour southwest of Glasgow, Scotland — was anything remotely like this grand Parisian pile but, having stood as a stopgap facility for almost two decades at the Ayrshire venue, it too became something of a treasure.
“People had a real soft spot for it and by the end, we thought it would just about have listed status,” said Dundonald Links general manager, Ian Ferguson, with a reflective chuckle as he looked back on a hardy make-shift assembly which has welcomed some of the world’s best golfers in both the men’s and women’s Scottish Opens.
“It was actually quite emotional when they took it away. They took it off in sections, from one end to the other, and you could see it disappear day by day to the point where you could glimpse the exposed hand dryers in the loos. As much as people loved it, there were others who didn’t. Some people wouldn’t bring a corporate event here as it just wasn’t as grand as some other places so we had to move on.”
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The portakabin is no more but in its place has emerged the bricks, mortar and shimmering fixtures and fittings of a fully operational and permanent clubhouse. The hand dryers in the loos are pretty fancy, too.
As part of a major, multi-million pound investment by new owners, Darwin Escapes, Dundonald, which was sold by Loch Lomond a couple of years ago, is now ready to return to the big stage of championship golf again with the Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open coming back to this…
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