Old Course
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The Old Course at Royal Troon Golf Club is a historic championship links layout in Scotland, renowned for hosting multiple Open Championships and its challenging coastal design.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Course canonical | 1 |
| Old Course at Royal Troon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6838571 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Course Context triple: [Royal Troon Golf Club, hasCourse, Old Course]
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A.
Old Course at St Andrews
The Old Course at St Andrews is a historic links golf course in Scotland widely regarded as the "Home of Golf" and one of the most famous courses in the world.
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B.
Musselburgh Old Course
Musselburgh Old Course is a historic Scottish golf course, often cited as one of the oldest continuously played courses in the world and a former venue for The Open Championship.
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C.
Faldo Course
Faldo Course is a championship golf course in Dubai designed by Nick Faldo, known for its challenging layout and night golf at Emirates Golf Club.
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D.
Royal Troon Golf Club
Royal Troon Golf Club is a historic Scottish links course on the Ayrshire coast, renowned as a frequent host of The Open Championship.
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E.
Prestwick Golf Club
Prestwick Golf Club is a historic Scottish links course best known as the original host of The Open Championship, one of golf’s four major tournaments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Course Target entity description: The Old Course at Royal Troon Golf Club is a historic championship links layout in Scotland, renowned for hosting multiple Open Championships and its challenging coastal design.
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A.
Old Course at St Andrews
The Old Course at St Andrews is a historic links golf course in Scotland widely regarded as the "Home of Golf" and one of the most famous courses in the world.
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B.
Musselburgh Old Course
Musselburgh Old Course is a historic Scottish golf course, often cited as one of the oldest continuously played courses in the world and a former venue for The Open Championship.
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C.
Faldo Course
Faldo Course is a championship golf course in Dubai designed by Nick Faldo, known for its challenging layout and night golf at Emirates Golf Club.
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D.
Royal Troon Golf Club
Royal Troon Golf Club is a historic Scottish links course on the Ayrshire coast, renowned as a frequent host of The Open Championship.
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E.
Prestwick Golf Club
Prestwick Golf Club is a historic Scottish links course best known as the original host of The Open Championship, one of golf’s four major tournaments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
golf course
ⓘ
links course ⓘ |
| climateInfluence | exposed to strong coastal winds ⓘ |
| clubFounded | Royal Troon Golf Club founded in 1878 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| courseStyle | traditional out-and-back links ⓘ |
| courseType | championship links ⓘ |
| difficulty | considered one of the more demanding Open venues ⓘ |
| fairwayGrassType | links fescue blend ⓘ |
| feature |
deep rough
ⓘ
gorse ⓘ pot bunkers ⓘ undulating greens ⓘ |
| governingBody | Royal Troon Golf Club ⓘ |
| greenType | links-style fescue-dominant greens ⓘ |
| hasClubhouseAccess | Royal Troon Golf Club clubhouse ⓘ |
| hasHoleCount | 18 ⓘ |
| hasNotableHole |
Postage Stamp
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Railway ⓘ |
| hasNotableHoleDescription |
Postage Stamp is a very short par-3 with a tiny, well-defended green
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Railway is a demanding par-4 running alongside a railway line and out of bounds ⓘ |
| hasNotableHoleNumber | 11 ⓘ |
| hasNotableHoleNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| hasNotableHolePar |
3
ⓘ
4 ⓘ |
| hasPar |
71
ⓘ
72 ⓘ |
| hasPracticeFacilities | practice ground at Royal Troon Golf Club ⓘ |
| hasSetting | views over the Firth of Clyde ⓘ |
| hasSignatureHole | Postage Stamp ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic championship venue ⓘ |
| hostedTournament | The Open Championship ⓘ |
| knownFor | hosting The Open Championship ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Ayrshire
ⓘ
Troon ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Firth of Clyde coast ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Troon Golf Club ⓘ |
| region | Ayrshire coast ⓘ |
| reputation |
renowned for challenging coastal design
ⓘ
renowned for strategic shot-making demands ⓘ |
| terrain |
coastal dunes
ⓘ
firm, fast-running fairways ⓘ |
| tourAssociation | The R&A Open rota ⓘ |
| tournamentTypeHosted | major championship ⓘ |
| usedFor |
amateur championships
ⓘ
professional golf tournaments ⓘ |
| windDirectionImpact | outward nine usually downwind, inward nine usually into the wind ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Old Course Description of subject: The Old Course at Royal Troon Golf Club is a historic championship links layout in Scotland, renowned for hosting multiple Open Championships and its challenging coastal design.
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