Editing South Ayrshire (section)

===Tourism===
[[File:Culzean Castle house and gardens 01.JPG|thumb|right|[[Culzean Castle]] & Palm Garden, a major tourist attraction in South Ayrshire]]

The tourism sector of South Ayrshire is a major contributor to the local economy, with the area having attractions including [[Burns Cottage]], the [[Robert Burns Birthplace Museum]], [[Turnberry Castle]] and [[Culzean Castle]].<ref>{{cite web |title=South Ayrshire |url=https://www.visitscotland.com/info/tours/south-ayrshire-031fb5ea |website=www.visitscotland.com |access-date=17 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Royal Troon Golf Club]] is featured on the rota of courses used for the [[Open Championship]], with the most recent Open Championship being held at Royal Troon in [[2024 Open Championship|2024]]. Additionally, the [[Turnberry (golf course)|Turnberry Golf Course]] has also hosted the Open Championship, the most recent being in [[2009 Open Championship|2009]]. However, since the course came under the ownership of [[Donald Trump]], the 45th [[President of the United States]], [[The R&A]], the governing body for golf said following the [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol]], that it had "no plans to stage any of its competitions at Turnberry" and would not do so "until we are convinced that the focus will be on the championship, the players and the course itself".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/55615022 |title=Trump National stripped of 2022 US PGA Championship |website=BBC Sport |date=11 January 2021 |access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref>

Other notable places of interest within South Ayrshire include:

*[[Ailsa Craig]]
*Bachelor's Club, [[Tarbolton]]
*Bargany Gardens
*[[Blairquhan]]
*[[Burns Cottage]]
*Robert Burns Birthplace Museum ([[Robert Burns]])
*[[Carrick Forest]]
*[[Crossraguel Abbey]]
*[[Culzean Castle]]
*[[Electric Brae]]
*[[Penkill Castle]]
*Souter Johnnie's Cottage
*[[Royal Troon Golf Club]]
*[[Turnberry (golf course)|Turnberry Hotel and Golf Course]]