Course Characteristics: Inland course

Type: Resort course. Golf course is open to visiting players.
Hotel guests will be given priority.

No. of Holes: 18 (Gleneagles complex has a total of 54 holes)

Par: Blue Tee - 72   Red Tee - 72

Length: Blue Tee - 7088 yards   Red Tees - 5072 yards

Description:

The PGA Centenary Course, designed by Jack Nicklaus, is a modern classic.

Even for a champion and acclaimed golf architect like Nicklaus, The PGA Centenary 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".

It had to be unique in its challenge, a course in the modern design ethos that at its fullest stretch tests the greatest players, while, in the immortal phrase of Bobby Jones, "offering problems a man may attempt according to his ability... never hopeless for the lesser player nor failing to concern and interest the expert."

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 6,558 yards from the white markers down to 5,072 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.

A feature of the PGA Centenary Course is the feast of views of the spectacular countryside in which Gleneagles is set. Putting on the two-tier second green, you are distracted by the lush panorama of the rich Perthshire straths. As you move westwards over the next few holes, the rugged Grampians come into view on the right, then distantly purple ahead, Ben Vorlich and the mountains above the Trossachs.


Location:
Gleneagles is located west of Perth in Auchterarder. Driving time from Edinburgh and Glascow Airports is about 50 minutes.

Dress Code:

Men: Shirts with collars and sleeves, slacks, golf shorts or walking shorts are considered proper attire. Tank tops, T-shirts, cut-offs, sweat pants, jeans, bathing suits, tennis shorts or other athletic shorts are not appropriate.

Ladies: Dresses, skirts, slacks, golf shorts, mid-length shorts and blouses are considered proper attire. Halter tops, T-shirts, sweat pants, jeans, tennis dresses, athletic shorts or cut-offs are not appropriate.

Footwear: Appropriate footwear is required on the golf course and practice areas.