Bryan, Matt, et al:
The fairway at Prestwick is relatively narrow, but there is a lot of short grass on either side of the fairway. When I played (in March, albeit), I believe missed the fairway to the right twice. Both times I had a good lie and get a long iron on the ball with no problem. Remember, I was driving into the wind both times. There is a lot of short grass out there, meaning the landing area is fairly forgiving and gives players a good chance to hit the thrilling second shot.