King`s Course at Gleneagles outshines PGA Centenary, host of the Ryder Cup Matches
Released on = April 14, 2007, 9:55 am
Press Release Author = GolfPublisher Syndications
Industry = Media
Press Release Summary = King\'s course: Not the Ryder Cup course at Gleneagles but more popular. Scotland course reviews at GolfEurope.com
Press Release Body = By Brandon Tucker, Staff Writer, Golf Publisher Syndications
GLENEAGLES, Scotland (April 13, 2007) - In less than a decade, Gleneagles, Scotland\'s historic heartland golf resort, will finally be in the international spotlight when it hosts the 2014 Ryder Cup Matches on its PGA Centenary Course.
While the new PGA Centenary Course, built in 1993 by Jack Nicklaus, is a worthy forum for such drama, it isn\'t even regarded as the best golf course at Gleneagles. Ask just about anyone who has played all three of Gleneagles\' 18-hole courses, and they\'ll tell you it\'s James Braid\'s 1919 masterpiece: the King\'s Course.
The five-star Gleneagles resort will host its 90th anniversary the year of the Ryder Cup, but before the glamorous, French chateau-inspired hotel was built, the King\'s Course was attracting the masses. Playing through stunning rolling countryside in the hills of Perthshire, you won\'t find a better parkland setting for golf.
At less than 6,800 yards from the championship tees, it might be too short these days for the world\'s best. For the rest of us, it\'s a near perfect blend of challenge and enjoyment.
The first hole is a short par 4 with a wide fairway nearly impossible to miss, followed by a short iron approach to an elevated green. The hole serves as a pretty good indicator of what to expect at Gleneagles. It rarely demands muscle or precise accuracy off the tee, but often keeps you a little off balance with many shots to perched greens and blind shots from the tee or to the green.
The most puzzling approach shot comes on the third hole. It isn\'t long at just 350 yards, but into prevailing wind, this more difficult than any 440-yard hole around.
The narrow fairway plays slightly downhill. The approach, however, plays over a large grass bunker and hill. The green sits just beyond it.
There is plenty of gorse and weeds to the left and the right side doesn\'t have much room either. From the fairway, you can\'t see the flag or really anything besides a giant grass bunker on the hill, so be sure to listen for the bell before you hit signaling \"all clear.\"
The back nine is a wonderful blend
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April 13, 2007 Any opinions expressed above are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the management.
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