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Gleneagles claims three magnificent courses: The King's, The Queen's and The Monarch's Course. They are the result of the inspiration of two of the greatest players, James Braid, 5 times winner of the Open Championship, who drew King's · and Queen's · and Jack Nicklaus, golfer of the 20th century, who drew the PGA.
Kings, which opened in 1919, it is a master piece of architecture. It puts in test the golf aristocracy, the professionals and the amateurs.

The Queen's, in its long history, it welcomed the greatest players. The magnificent arrangement and the challenge of the course attracted golfers such as Johnny Miller, Greg Norman, Seve Ballesteros, Tom Watson, and Lee Trevino. And famous personalities such as Sean Connery, Burt Lancaster, Bing Crosby, Jackie Stewart, and the astronaut Alan Shepard.

The PGA, Drawn by Jack Nicklaus, it is at the same moment a classic and modern course. Even for a great champion and a famous architect such as Jack Nicklaus, the course was a challenge.
With these three courses, the choice is difficult and made by Gleneagles the paradise of the golfer, in a stunning surrounding landscape.

The Dormy Clubhouse
Overhanging 18 holes of Queen's and King's courses, The Dormy Clubhouse offers a moment of relaxation around a lunch with the family or between friends. pies, grills, sandwiches and delicious beers are proposed. The service, at the same moment prepared and relaxed, waits to receive you. The Clubhouse restaurant also proposes you the Dormy suite, for a private dinner or a ceremony.

If you come to discover the golf or on the contrary to improve, the Golf Academy proposes you its lessons, individual or in group, for adult or children, with, on your choice, a professional as a teacher.

The luxurious Gleneagles hotel, in the heart of an immense property, invites you in an elegant and friendly landscape. The most excellent local plates are served with rafinesse in the restaurants of the hotel. Take time to appreciate the magnificent inside of the hotel where kings, queens, and high society stars admired the magnificence and the elegance of the place, famous from its 5 stars.

Created in 1879 and drawn by Old Tom Morris, the Ladybank golf was initially a 6 holes. In 1910, an extension program was set up and in 1961 it really became an 18 holes. In spite of some changes in the course of time, the course remained almost unchanged. 1978 is a striking date for Ladybank, year when the course was chosen to welcome a qualification of British Open. Since it has welcomed finales in numerous occasions. Among the most known players to have been here: Bernard Langer, Jack Nicklaus, Justin Leonard, Darren Clarke and Payne Stewart.
Every player who comes to discover the course quickly realizes the constantly present challenge. If the arrangement of the ground is magnificent, bringing so much pleasure of the eyes that in the game, as soon as the wind blows the difficulty settles down. Indeed, the appearance of holes then seems to change with the wind.

Information:
Ladybank Golf Club,
Annsmuir, Ladybank, Cupar, Fife. KY 15 7RA.
Secretary: (01337) 830814, Clubhouse: (01337) 830320, Pro: (01337) 830725,
Fax: (01337) 831505.

The Old Course
St Andrews's Old Course is the oldest course of the world. Indeed, it is here where golf was played for the first time 600 years ago!
Until 1764, the course included 12 holes and a round was constituted by 22 holes. From this date, Saint Andrews Golfers's company decided to combine certain holes, reducing so a round to 18 holes. Further to the increasing popularity of this game, greens were enlarged in 1832.
Although it was redesigned by Tom Morris, The Old Course remains essentially natural, its arrangement changing relatively little in 200 years. The wind and the time are in charge of remodelling it as one goes along, creating dunes in complex forms.
In the absence of the wind, the game remains easy, but the unique feeling that we feel from the first tee on this legendary course, compensate the quality of the game.

The New Course
Opened in April, 1895, The New Course was conceived further to the increasing demand of golf for St Andrews, as well resulting from inhabitants of the region than guests. The expenses of construction were paid by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club. A civil engineer of Edinburgh, W Hall Blyth, was engaged to draw the new course. Result, the New Course is a classical links which uses the natural abilities of the landscape to create a first class golfique challenge.

Green fees:
High season (from April to October): Old Course: 105 £ · New Course: 50 £
Low season (from November to March): Old Course £72 - New Course: 35 £

At disposal:
Two clubhouses The Links Clubhouse and The Eden Clubhouse
The Golf Practice
A practice with a driving range, compact with a putting green, a pitching and a bunker
Rent of clubs and shoes
Golf teachers

Information:
St Andrews Links Clubhouse,
West Sands Road,
St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9XL Scotland

This 5 star hotel has the privilege to be situated near many golf courses, among which St Andrews and Kingsbarns. It offers a panoramic sight onto the River Tay estuary, the sea of the north coast and St Andrews's medieval horizon. The hotel is proud to offer a quality service. 209 rooms are decorated tastefully and at the same moment functional. All the modern comfort his there: satellite TV, DVD reader, CD reader with films and music on inquiry, computer, Internet fast connection.
If you prefer a more independent situation, manor houses are also at disposal. Each manor house possesses 4 rooms fitted out as a suite, 5 bathrooms, a kitchen, a luxurious lounge and an office equipped with a CD reader, TV, internet access.

Besides being situated close to the most beautiful courses of the region, the hotel also possesses its own courses:
The Torrance, drawn by Gene Sarazen and the Captain Sam Torrance (winner of a Ryder Cup).
The Devlin, drawn by Bruce Devlin.

Information:
St Andrews Bay,
St Andrews, KY16 8PN
Phone: +44 (0) 1334 837000 Fax: +44 (0) 1334 471115

This Golf Club was born in 1817. Following a meeting aroused by William Dalgleish in August of the same year, certain members of Saint Andrews Society, wishing more golf, decided to form a new club called Scotscraig. After difficult periods which met itself in suspends, it was widened to one 9 holes in 1905. In 1923, with the help of James Braid it was improved and as developed in the course of the years until becoming the famous Links that it is today. Since, Scotscraig welcomes the Final Open qualifications when tournaments deceives on St Andrews's Old Course. Although it is very close to the sea and that it is not classified as Links, it is nevertheless situated on a magnificent ground, possessing much more trees than most of Links.
At disposal:
A pro-shop, a clubhouse the
Playfair Dining Room, where you can drink a coffee or a cup of tea before going to play the Maitland-Dougall Lounge proposes all day round a snack bar service.

Green fees:
Play the 18th, 27th or 36th holes for the same price ·!
Week: 38 £ · Weekend: 44 £

Placed directly on the North coast, at only six miles from St Andrews, Kingsbarns is one of the most stunning links which are built. Although it only opened officially in July, 2000, it is not false to say that it already existed previously because we practised golf there in 1793, last date to which we were able to go back up.
Kingsbarns is a real links with all the characteristics appropriate as a typically Scottish courses, highlighted by the improvements which the man brought him. With sights on the ocean and the changing landscapes created by the movements of the tide cliffs, we realize that this course is unique, and although nothing can replace The Old Course is nevertheless much more scenic and really represents a " spiritual descendant " for the nearby courses.
Green fees:
Off season, from March 31st till May 31st: 125 £
In season: from June 1st till November 30th: 135 £
The links is closed from December till March.
At disposal: Pro-shop, practice, putting green, pitching green.

Information:
Kingsbarns Golf Links
Kingsbarns
St. Andrews
Fife KY16 8QD
Scotland

Placed in the golf's heart, the Old Course Hotel is situated in a spectacular place, neighboring to the 17th hole, said "Road Hole". All rooms, with 32 suites of the most spectacular in the golf world, are placed just a step from the very famous Old Course golf. With its inside classically elegant, the hotel offers to his guests a warm service, in the most excellent tradition of the Scottish hospitality.

For your restoration, you will not lack with "Road Hole Grill", gastronomic place for the excellence of st. Andrew, " Sands Seafood Bar and Restaurant ", contemporary cuisine based on local seafoods, and finally, Scottish or American menu at the " Duke · Clubhouse ".

Activies:
The Health resort offers excellent health services and beauty treatments in a new therapy place: inside swimming pool, sauna, steam baths, body-building and fitness.

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