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Gleneagles Golf Club - Kings Course
Auchterarder, Perthshire, PH3 1NF
Voted No. 10 in the Golf Monthly/HSBC
Top 120 UK Course Rankings - November 2006
Gleneagles Golf Club is former home of the Scottish Open and the King's Course is still regarded by many as the No.1 course at what has become one of the leading golf resorts in the world.
Designed by the legendary James Braid, the Kings Course was opened in 1919, since when hundreds of thousands of golfers have fallen in love with both it and the surrounding scenery. A moorland course, it requires good course management from start to finish.
Club selection is all-important in negotiating the Kings Course and the sooner you realize this, the better your chances of recording a decent score. Taking the first as an example - what looks like an easy pitch to an elevated green can often prove to be anything but, and the usual punishment for a tentative shot is the bunker that yawns some 20 feet below the green.
It is difficult to select holes worthy of particular praise here but the 466-yard, 4th hole is an excellent par four and is rated as the second hardest on the course. The 7th is a tough dogleg left, which requires your tee shot to clear the ridge and an approach that should not come up short, while the 9th hole, aptly named "Heich o' Fash" or "Height of Trouble" can sometimes prove just that.
The homeward journey, which is that little bit longer than the front nine holes, starts with a long par four of almost 450 yards and with your approach being played to a well-bunkered narrow green, it probably deserves its rating as the most difficult hole on the course. The 14th is an interesting short par four, while the 16th is an excellent par three played to a sloping green, surrounded by an array of bunkers. And as closing holes go, the last two on the Kings Course, a par four and par five, do not disappoint. The 17th has the narrowest fairway on the course, while the 18th is a superb par five of 525 yards and is a fitting finish to a wonderful experience.
No. of holes: 18
Length: 6471 yards
Par: 70
Course Type: Heathland
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