Take a look inside the Glorious Playground... A charming country estate, a rural family adventure, an invigorating escape for friends, a cosy couples’ retreat, a home from home – Gleneagles is a luxury hotel, spa and golfing destination in the heart of the Scottish countryside.
Gleneagles is one of the greatest names in the world of golf. With three of the top golf courses in Scotland and as recent hosts of The Ryder and Solheim Cups, it’s easy to see why. Our beautiful golf courses in Perthshire, in equally beautiful settings, are as much fun for novices to play as they are for the pros. One of the great golf resorts and hotels in Scotland.
The King's Course
Par 72, 6471 meters
The King’s Course, created by James Braid and opened in 1919, is a masterpiece of golf course design, which has tested the aristocracy of golf, both professional and amateur.
The Queen's Course
Par 72, 5965 meters
Threading its way through the high ridges to the north and west of the estate, The Queen’s Course hides its challenges behind some truly stunning scenery. It has attracted Ballesteros, Norman and Watson.
The Centenery Course
Par 72, 6815 meters
Jack Nicklaus described the PGA Centenary course as the “finest parcel of land in the world I’ve been given to work with”. Host to both the Ryder Cup 2014 and Solheim Cup 2019, this masterpiece of a course offers a stern challenge in a fabulous setting.
The Kingsbarns Golf Club is a typical Scottish links golf. Kingsbarns Golf Links is situated 7 miles from St Andrews along 1.8 miles of picturesque North Sea coastline, where each hole embraces the sea. In addition to enjoying the Worldwide Top 100 ranked course, it will provide lifelong memories of comfortable, friendly and attentive service complete the “Kingsbarns Experience”.
Kingsbarns co-hosts the annual European Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (1 – 8 October 2023) together with the Old Course at St Andrews and Carnoustie Golf Links. In 2017 Kingsbarns hosted The Ricoh Women’s British Open.
The Championship Course has hosted eight Open Championships, two Women’s Open and two Seniors Open making it one of the very few to have done so in the UK. It is one of three courses used for the annual Dunhill Links, the others being Kingsbarns and the Old Course in St Andrews and in 2018 The Open Championship returned to the course. In 2018, the Championship Course was voted Best Golf Course in Scotland by the general public, the second time it has won the award in the past three years.
Castle Stuart Golf links is just next to the shoreline of the Moray Firth, the rugged and natural landscape is comprised of vast expanses of gorse, broom, heather, and sea marram. Manicured playing surfaces and natural rugged vegetation come together in a design reminiscent of golf’s transitional period from 1890 to 1935.
Currently home to the Castle Stuart Golf Links Cabot Highlands will soon expand its golf offerings with the grand opening of a new short course and the addition of a Tom Doak-designed 18-hole course in 2024.
Trump Turnberry is a world renowned bucket list golf destination. Home to the Ailsa course, host of four Open Championships, the resort consists of two 18-hole courses and one 9-hole course perfect for your golf break in the UK. The legendary 7,489 yard, par-71 Ailsa course is known for its tough opening holes and is demanding for even the most skilled golfers.
In 2017, Trump Turnberry unveiled a new golfing experience on the Ayrshire coast, the magnificent King Robert the Bruce course inspired by the name and spirit of the first king of Scotland. At 7,203 yards and a par-72, King Robert the Bruce features spectacular views of Turnberry’s stunning coastline, castle ruins and, of course, the lighthouse.
Ailsa Course
Par 71, 7177 meters
King Robert the Bruce
Par 72, 6586 meters
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