The Gleneagles Hotel and Golf Resort is a place where great things happen – Gleneagles was proud to host the G8 Summit of world leaders in July 2005, and it will be the venue for the 40th Ryder Cup Matches in 2014. The Gleneagles hotel has 232 spacious guest bedrooms, including a variety of luxury suites to suit all needs, tastes and desires.
Gleneagles Hotel and Golf Resort is one of the world’s most coveted 5 star resorts, is owned by Diageo Plc and is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. Set in 850 acres of Perthshire countryside, Gleneagles Hotel and Golf Resort is home to three of the top Scottish Championship Golf Courses and a wide range of exhilarating outdoor leisure activities.
When the Gleneagles® Hotel opened in 1924 it was described as 'a Riviera in the Highlands' and 'the eighth wonder of the world'. Today, the hotel remains dedicated to excellence, just as it was in its earliest days when "the avowed intention of the management is to create happiness".
The Gleneagles Hotel was built by the former Caledonian Railway Company, with its own railway station. By the 1930s, golf and hotels were the height of fashion. Then as now, the Gleneagles Hotel was the glorious playground for people dedicated to leisure and pleasure in the most luxurious surroundings.
In 1993, the £5.9 million PGA Centenary Course, created by Jack Nicklaus, opened to complement the renowned King's and Queen's courses and form one of the world's finest golfing venues.
The Golf Academy, opened in 1994, enshrines the philosophy that improving a player's performance improves their enjoyment of the game.
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THE PGA CENTENARY GOLF COURSE
Created by: Jack Nicklaus
Host venue for the 2014 Ryder Cup Matches.
The PGA Centenary Course, created 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 that gave the world golf, Nicklaus described 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."
The tees at Gleneagles Hotel & Golf Resort PGA Centenary course 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 glen, sweeping up the Ochil Hills to the summit of the pass below Ben Shee which joins it to Glendevon.
A feature of the Gleneagles Hotel & Golf Resort 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.
THE KINGS GOLF COURSE
Designed by: James Braid's
The Gleneagles Hotel & Golf Resort King's Course, opened in 1919, is a masterpiece of design, which has tested the aristocracy of golf, both professional and amateur.
James Braid's plan for the Gleneagles Hotel & Golf Resort King's Course was to test even the best players' shot-making skills over the eighteen holes.
You find out all about it with your first approach shot. If you have driven straight and long from the tee, you will have what looks like a simple pitch to the elevated green. But you must be sure to select the correct club, because the shot is always a little longer than you think, with the wind over the putting surface often stronger than you can feel it from the fairway. And if you do not make the severely sloping green, a bunker yawns twenty feet below.
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.
All the holes have evocative and pithy Scots names. For example, the fifth, "Het Girdle" (Hot Pan), is a challenging par 3 with trouble every-where except on the green, while 17th's name, "Warslin' Lea" (Wrestling Ground), reflects the difficulty so many golfers have had with this long, sweeping par 4.
THE QUEENS GOLF COURSE
Designed by: David Jones
The natural beauty of the Gleneagles Hotel & Golf Resort Queen's Course inspires the world's most experienced players. The Gleneagles Hotel & Golf Resort Queen's Course, in its long history, 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 south westerly breeze.
Do not be lulled into a sense of false security as you stand on the first tee. The "Trystin' Tree," or lover's meeting place, after which the hole is named, is a challenging opener. The ground falls away at your feet, the fairway swings round to the left and slopes towards the trees, and there are a couple of cunningly placed bunkers testing your approach into the miniscule green.
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The Gleneagles Hotel offers some of the finest accommodation in Scotland. With 232 luxury guest bedrooms, including 26 exclusive suites, you will find everything required for a relaxing stay.
Each Estate, Sovereign and Classic room is decorated stylishly, with sensual fabrics and spacious bathrooms. All bedrooms have interactive televisions, which offer excellent in-room entertainment, including scheduled movies, Internet access and hotel information.
Estate Rooms
Generous sized, most Estate rooms have king sized beds and enjoy fine views over the Gleneagles estate, many looking towards Glendevon. Choose between stylish contemporary rooms with balconies or traditionally elegant rooms in the main hotel.
Soveriegn Rooms
Some of the Sovereign rooms have their own sitting area, or comfortably-sized rooms, some of which look out over Gleneagles’ grounds and gardens. Many of the double rooms have king sized beds.
Suites
Gleneagles has 26 luxury suites, providing some of the most sumptuous accommodation in Scotland. Each suite is individual – with a unique layout, distinctive décor and beautiful bathrooms.
Classic Rooms
Smaller, inner-facing rooms in subtle, yet dramatic colours, with luxurious fabrics that provide the finest comforts and the ultimate in relaxation. Many Classic rooms have spacious bathrooms.
Resort facilities at Gleneagles Hotel & Golf Resort are listed in good faith but due to circumstances these might not be available during your stay or may differ.
» 20 metre leisure pool » Outdoor hot pool » 20 treatment rooms » Spa by ESPA » Sauna » Steam room » Shooting » Equestrian » Fishing » Falconry » Gundog School » Off-Road Driving
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ACTIVITIES
Gleneagles offers some of the finest country pursuits and leisure activities to try out while on holiday in Scotland. There are indoor and outdoor experiences for everyone, including:
• The world famous Shooting School
• The Equestrian School – one of the most impressive riding centres in Europe
• The British School of Falconry
• The Gundog School – the first of its kind in the world
• Off-road 4x4 driving on two specially developed courses
• The Club, with two swimming pools, outdoor hot pool, tennis courts, gymnasium, cycle hire and walking/running tracks
Whether you try out new activities or build on existing expertise, all the equipment will be provided and the facilities and passionate staff are second to none
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