- Gleneagles is one of Scotland's foremost golf resorts.
- One of Scotland's finest tests of golf, Gleneagles also ranks among the best in the world.
- Three magnificent courses - two designed by the legendary James Braid, one by Jack Nicklaus.
- Tee times must be booked well in advance - good planning is essential.
- Of the three superb parkland golf courses at Gleneagles, the King's and Queen's were designed by the legendary James Braid.
- The third and longest course at Gleneagles, the PGA Centenary, was designed by Jack Nicklaus.
- Gleneagles is Braveheart country: a wild world of rocky ridges, heather, gorse, bracken and spectacular, unspoiled beauty.
Set among the hills and dales of central Scotland, Gleneagles embraces a wild and scenic world where gorse, purple heather and bracken, bound the undulating fairways and greens, a world where the wind and rain whip in through valleys to chill the bones and send the wayward ball into the everlasting oblivion of deep, uncut rough the likes of which you’ve never seen before.
If you’re playing well, though, even the wind can be an asset, and the wily workings of James Braid and Jack Nicklaus are not an insurmountable challenge.
If, however, all things golf do not go quite so well, then you must take heart, remember where you are, and simply enjoy the stunning Scottish scenery that surrounds you.
The King's Course is a world of stony ridges, grassy valleys and vast tracts of moorland heather. The sweeping views from the ridges take one’s breath away, and must have inspired at least a hundred patriotic poems. As Lee Trevino put it, "if Heaven is as good as this, I sure hope they have some tee times left."
At 5,965 yards, the Queen's Course is short by Scottish standards, especially when compared to the King’s at 6,790 and the Centenary at 7,288. But don’t let its lack of yards fool you. The Queen’s is as tough a test of golf as you could ever want. From its high, stony ridges to its picturesque woodlands it’s a true moorland course with all the hazards, heather and gorse to contend with along the way.
The newest addition at Gleneagles is the Centenary Course designed by Jack Nicklaus and, just as you might expect from such a tricky mind, it’s long and fraught with hazards, an uncompromising test of golf. The Centenary is a Nicklaus masterpiece retaining all of the natural beauty of the surrounding moorlands: a natural fit among its much older peers, a true compliment to the world of Gleneagles in particular, and Scottish golf in general.
