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Set in 850 acres of stunning Perthshire countryside, at the foot of the Scottish Highlands, Gleneagles is one of the leading golf and spa luxury resorts in Scotland. A five star red hotel and resort where a myriad of sporting pursuits and leisure activities can be enjoyed without leaving the glorious estate. Gleneagles not only offers three of the top courses which golfers from around the world aspire to play. But also a renowned spa.
THE KING'S COURSE
James Braid had a plan for this course which was to test even the best players' shot-making skills over the eighteen holes. When they play the King's the world's greatest golfers admire the cunning and craft with which he achieved that goal. Selecting the right club for each approach shot is the secret on the King's. It is certainly one of the most beautiful and exhilarating places to play golf in the world, with the springy moorland turf underfoot, the sweeping views from the tees all around, the rock-faced mountains to the north, the green hills to the south, and the peaks of the Trossachs and Ben Vorlich on the western horizon.
THE QUEEN'S COURSE
Also designed by James Braid, it has played host to some of the world's golfing greats. The beautiful settings and the challenge of the golf have attracted such top golfers as Johnny Miller, Greg Norman, Seve Ballesteros, Tom Watson, and Lee Trevino, as well as great names from the entertainment and sports worlds including Sean Connery, Burt Lancaster, Bing Crosby, Jackie Stewart, and astronaut, Alan Shepard (the only man to hit a golf shot on the moon). Threading through high ridges on the north and west sides of the estate, the Queen's offers lovely woodland settings, lochans and ditches as water hazards, as well as many moorland characteristics. At 3,192 yards long, the challenge of the first nine can be deceptive, with even some of the best players finding it a test to make par into a fresh southwesterly breeze.
THE PGA CENTENARY COURSE
Even for a champion and acclaimed golf architect like Jack Nicklaus, this course was a challenge. It had to be a great course and, set as it is in the heart of Scotland, the country which gave the world golf, Nicklaus describes the course as "The finest parcel of land in the world I have ever been given to work with". From the back tees, the PGA Centenary Course measures 7,088 yards, the longest inland course in Scotland. However, the tees are graded at each hole in five stages, including a challenging 6,815 yards from the white markers down to 5,322 from the red. Fittingly, the PGA Centenary Course begins by playing southeast towards the famed glen of the eagles sweeping up the Ochil Hills to the summit of the pass below Ben Shee which joins it to Glendevon. Gleneagles is very honored to have been selected as the host venue for the 40th Ryder Cup match on the PGA Centenary Course in 2014.
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