Under an hour’s drive from Edinburgh and Glasgow airports and just over an hour away from the iconic golfing mecca of St Andrews lies what has been the high-profile face of world-class golf and hospitality in Scotland for nearly a century. Gleneagles (opens in new tab) is the beautiful 850-acre luxury Perthshire estate that proudly enjoys its reputation within the game and outside of it as a leading destination. When it first opened its doors in 1924 it quickly became known as a ‘Riviera in the Highlands’. Today, the breadth of its attractions, including three championship golf courses and a wealth of country pursuits, positions it as a luxury sporting estate filled with fun, adventure and relaxation.
Golf – Three world class, top 100 golf courses
Boasting three 18-hole championship golf courses in The King’s, The Queen’s, and The PGA Centenary, plus an enticing nine-hole Par 3 Wee Course, Gleneagles is a destination that all serious golfers must visit at least once.
The King’s (opens in new tab) – host of the Senior Open in 2022 and designed by renowned golf course architect, James Braid – opened for play in 1919 and offers breath-taking views across the Ochil Hills, Grampians and Trossachs. This Top 100 ranked classic hosted a famous match between the ‘Big Three’ of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player in 1966 and Lee Trevino famously said of The King’s: ‘If heaven is anything like this, I hope they save me a tee-time.’
The much-loved Queen’s (opens in new tab) is another Top 100 Rankings regular on the property and was originally a nine-hole courser being extended to 18 in 1925. Measuring under 6,000 yards, the Queen’s is the shortest golf course to feature in the Golf Monthly UK&I Top 100 rankings, a testament to its quality, and plays as a par 68. It has some of the best views out of all the courses and is a truly gorgeous, yet testing, layout.
“The finest parcel of land in the world I have ever been given to work with”
PGA Centenary designer, Jack Nicklaus
Completing the trio, the Jack Nicklaus-designed PGA Centenary (opens in new tab) is an American-style course that hosted one of the greatest European team victories in the 2014 Ryder Cup, followed by the 2019 Solheim Cup, the scene of another dramatic European victory led by Scot, Catriona Matthew.
Paul McGinley’s Team Europe defeated Tom Watson’s Team USA 16.5 – 11.5 in 2014, while the 2019 Solheim Cup came to a dramatic climax. With the last shot of her…
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