TROON, Scotland – In the real estate world, the saying is, location, location, location!
For a golf fan, it doesn’t get much better than “Blackrock House,” a semi-detached house in the center of Royal Troon Golf Club, and it recently went on the market for the princely sum of £1.5 million.
Situated on Crosbie Road and with views of five holes of the course hosting its 10th British Open this week, the home has been put on the market this week by the children of David and Isabel Kelly, who lived there for the last four Opens at Troon, dating to Mark Calcavecchia’s playoff victory in 1989.
David died less than two years ago at age 91. Isabel died recently.
“This is a different Open for us because our mother has just passed away in the last month,” Andrew Kelly told The Associated Press.
The house, which appears on maps as early as 1878, when Troon was established as a six-hole course, is located between the second and 16th holes. It also offers views of the third, 17th and 18th tee.
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“And seeing them teeing on the 18th as well,” Andrew Kelly said of the last tee, directly in front of the house. “It’s fantastic, you’re right here and you’ve got everything going on around you. You’re spoiled for choice, to be honest.”
Blackrock House is actually two semi-detached houses – 14 and 16 Crosbie Road, Troon. The Gregorys bought No. 16 in 2007 and the Kelly house that is for sale is next door at No. 14.
For sale signs from realtor Strutt and Parker have drawn much interest but no showings this week, thank you very much.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler said he noticed the property but that it didn’t stand out quite as much this week with corporate tents and oversized merchandise shop in the vicinity.
“If I came here six months from now when all the tents and all the build-out is gone, I think it would be a lot more unusual,” he said.
Troon doesn’t officially have another Open booked in the future just yet but expect an 11th edition to be held here on Scotland’s west coast somewhere between 8-12 years from now and for the next owner of Blackrock House, no tickets required.
