Kingsfield, a new nine hole golf course facility in Scotland, has opened.
Only two per cent of golfers prefer to play courses of more than 7,000 yards.
Famous Chicago course to reopen on 15 May after Rees Jones renovation.
US golfers are dealing with the downturn by trading down to cheaper courses.
The Open Championship will return to Muirfield in 2013, after an eleven year gap.