Gleneagles Townhouse

The King’s Golf Course

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27 April 2025

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White markers: 6,471

Course Status & Closures

The King’s Course, created by James Braid and opened in 1919, is a masterpiece of golf course design, which has tested the aristocracy of golf, both professional and amateur.

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A view of the par 4, 18th hole in the foreground on the Kings Course at Gleneagles
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The King's Virtual Course Guide

King’s is certainly one of the most beautiful and exhilarating places to play golf in the world. And all the holes have evocative and historic Scots names, what’s not to like?

Whin is the Scots word for furze or gorse and dun is from the Gaelic word for hill. 1. Dun Whinny

1. Dun Whinny

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Neuk is the Scots word for corner and this hole reaches the most easterly point on the course. 2. East Neuk

2. East Neuk

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Tassie is from tasse meaning cup, the name refers to the cup-shaped hollow in which the green is found. 3. Silver Tassie

3. Silver Tassie

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Broomy Law or hill of broom refers to the broom bushes on the ridge along the right of the hole. 4. Broomy Law

4. Broomy Law

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Het Girdle means hot griddle or skillet. 5. Het Girdle

5. Het Girdle

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Blink Bonnie can be explained as beautiful view or glimpse of beauty. 6. Blink Bonnie

6. Blink Bonnie

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Kittle Kink or tricky bend is an appropriate name for this hole with its pronounced dog leg. 7. Kittle Kink

7. Kittle Kink

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The name means curlew’s nest and this refers to the way the green nestles down among the heather-clad slopes. 8. Whaup's Nest

8. Whaup's Nest

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Height of trouble is an apt description of what awaits if this hole is badly played. 8. Whaup's Nest

9. Heich o'Fash

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Canty can be expressed as pleasant or cheerful and lye is similar to the English lea. 10. Canty Lye

10. Canty Lye

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The devil’s fishing basket. 11. Deil's Creel

11. Deil's Creel

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A tappit hen is an old Scots pewter ale or wine measure. 12. Tappit Hen

12. Tappit Hen

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Braid’s best. James Braid always signed his name to the hole he considered the best when he designed a course. 13. Braid's Brawest

13. Braid's Brawest

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The dainty or pleasant dell or, in the words of an early guide to the course, “an idyll of sylvan beauty.” 14. Denty Den

14. Denty Den

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The valley or hollow of hope. 15. Howe o' Hope

15. Howe o' Hope

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The little goblin or ghost. 16. Wee Bogle

16. Wee Bogle

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Warslin’ can mean struggling or wrestling. Warslin’ Lea contains the hole with the narrowest fairway on the course. 17. Warslin' Lea

17. Warslin' Lea

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The home hole and time perhaps to relax in the hotel or The Dormy Clubhouse. 18. King's Hame

18. King's Hame

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A golf club like no other

Welcome to an unparalleled golfing experience. With three championship courses, an elite practice facility, a nine-hole par-3 course, two half-way houses and a lively clubhouse to call our 19th hole, this is no ordinary golf club.

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Ready for play

We’ve got everything you need, from free practice facilities, locker rooms and course starters to halfway houses and the 19th hole.

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Fully equipped for your game

We offer an extensive choice of top of the range equipment to hire or buy. From clubs, buggies and electric trollies right down to your socks and shoes, we’ve got you covered.

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Come on over to our place

Practice makes perfect so they say. And you can certainly find perfection in our clubhouse, from luxurious locker rooms, bag store and even a sauna to warm up the coldest day on the course.

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Feeding your game

From a pre-round bacon roll in The Dormy to a light refreshment in our halfway houses to a delicious meal in our clubhouse, our food and drink offering will tantalise your tastebuds and fuel your game.

A watercolour of a golf bag
Ready for play

We’ve got everything you need, from free practice facilities, locker rooms and course starters to halfway houses and the 19th hole.

A watercolour of a golf cart
Fully equipped for your game

We offer an extensive choice of top of the range equipment to hire or buy. From clubs, buggies and electric trollies right down to your socks and shoes, we’ve got you covered.

Watercolour image of Gleneagles Hotel
Come on over to our place

Practice makes perfect so they say. And you can certainly find perfection in our clubhouse, from luxurious locker rooms, bag store and even a sauna to warm up the coldest day on the course.

Watercolour image of full Scottish breakfast and cup of black coffee
Feeding your game

From a pre-round bacon roll in The Dormy to a light refreshment in our halfway houses to a delicious meal in our clubhouse, our food and drink offering will tantalise your tastebuds and fuel your game.

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Golf Course Green Fees

Please see our green fees below and to view our special offers. Prices valid for The King’s, The Queen’s and The PGA Centenary courses.

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Category Price
Per Round £160
Per Day £200
Wee Course £45
Junior £65
Per Round £200
Per Day £295
Wee Course £55
Junior £75
Per Round £255
Per Day £380
Wee Course £60
Junior £95
Per Round £330
Per Day £500
Wee Course £60
Junior £105
Per Round £220
Per Day £295
Wee Course £55
Junior £75
Per Round £100
Per Day N/A
Wee Course £25
Junior £50
Per Round £90
Per Day N/A
Wee Course £35
Junior £55
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The Queen's

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Golf Course Status & Closures

Daily Course status updates & course closure information. In order to enhance the quality of our courses it is necessary for us to close them from time to time to carry out essential maintenance.

Please see our current Golf Playing Policy. 

Course Update Sunday 27th April

 

Kings Course

Course open 7.30am.

General maintenance.

Deep aeration on the practice putting green.

Preferred lies.

Pins off rotation.

 

Queens Course.

Course Open at 7.30am.

General maintenance.

Pins off rotation.

Preferred lies.

Sand visible on selected fairways.

 

PGA Centenary Course 

Course open 7.30am.

Work on bunkers.

Aerification work on fairways.

Sand visible on fairways.

Pins off rotation.

Preferred lies.

Carts on fairways, apart from hole 14.

 


Wee Course

Course open 7.30am.

General Maintenance.

 

 

Golf Academy – 07.00 – 19.00

Last Balls 18.30.

 

 

Rainfall – 1mm.

Course Closures

The dates below show when our courses will be closed over the coming months and it should be noted that these are subject to change.

November 2024 Closures

The King’s Course – 1st – 30th inclusive

December 2024 Closures

The King’s Course – 1st – 31st inclusive

January 2025 Closures

The King’s Course – 1st – 5th inclusive

The Queen’s Course – 6th – 31st inclusive

February 2025 Closures

The Queen’s Course – 1st – 28th inclusive

March 2025 Closures

The PGA Centenary Course – 1st – 31st inclusive

April 2025 Closures

The King’s Course – 8th & 28th

The Queen’s Course – 22nd

The PGA Centenary Course – 15th

May 2025 Closures

The King’s Course – 20th

The Queen’s Course – 13th

The PGA Centenary Course – 6th & 27th

June 2025 Closures

The King’s Course – 10th & 30th

The Queen’s Course – 3rd & 24th

The PGA Centenary Course – 17th

July 2025 Closures

The King’s Course – 22nd

The Queen’s Course – 15th

The PGA Centenary Course – 8th & 29th

August 2025 Closures

The King’s Course – 12th

The Queen’s Course – 5th & 26th

The PGA Centenary Course – 19th

September 2025 Closures

The King’s Course – 2nd & 23rd

The Queen’s Course – 16th

The PGA Centenary Course – 9th & 30th

October 2025 Closures

The King’s Course – 6th – 10th inclusive

The PGA Centenary Course – 27th – 31st inclusive

November 2025 Closures

The Queen’s Course – 10th – 30th inclusive

The PGA Centenary Course – 1st – 9th inclusive

December 2025 Closures

The Queen’s Course – 1st – 31st inclusive

Hole 1. Dun Whinny

Whin is the Scots word for furze or gorse and dun is from the Gaelic word for hill. Hence the name refers to the bush covered slopes around the green.

TEE SHOT

The tee shot should be aimed to the right of the centre of the fairway as this gives the best approach to the raised green.

APPROACH

Choice of club is important to carry the huge trap in front with sufficient strength to avoid any risk of running back.

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 362 362 352 344 286
PAR 4 4 4 4 3

Hole 2. East Neuk

Illustration of the 2nd hole of the King's Course at Gleneagles

Neuk is the Scots word for corner (similar to the English “nook”) and this hole reaches the most easterly point on the course.

TEE SHOT

The tee shot should be centre right to open up the approach shot.

APPROACH

The approach shot should be held to the right of the pin.

GREEN

The green is unusually very fast and slopes from right to left. Keep the second shot to the right side of the pin. Try to land short and it should run forward.

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 436 405 386 376 287
PAR 4 4 4 4 4

Hole 3. Silver Tassie

Illustration of the 3rd hole of the King's Course at Gleneagles

Many words derived from French are found in the Scots’ vocabulary because of the “Auld Alliance” between the countries in former times. Tassie is from tasse meaning cup, the name refers to the cup-shaped hollow in which the green is found and the nearby silver birch trees.

TEE SHOT

There is a plan of the pin placement on the tee. A drive to the right side of the fairway will give the best stance for the blind approach shot.

APPROACH

If the pin is on the front level, an approach shot carrying just over the ridge will run forward and finish near the hole. If the pin is on the back level, at least two or three clubs more will be required.

GREEN

The green has two tiers and a very steep slope between the tiers. Leaving a long putt could prove to be hazardous.

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 374 374 360 344 290
PAR 4 4 4 4 4

Hole 4. Broomy Law

Illustration of the 4th hole of the King's Course at Gleneagles

Broomy Law or hill of broom refers to the broom bushes on the ridge along the right of the hole.

TEE SHOT

The drive must avoid the first bunker on the right, but try to keep your tee shot up that side of the fairway.

APPROACH

Keep your second shot well to the right-hand side because the ground falls away very sharply on the left.

GREEN

The green has a gradual slope rising from the front to the back.

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 466 466 443 442 420
PAR 4 4 4 5 5

Hole 5. Het Girdle

Illustration of the 5th hole of the King's Course at Gleneagles

Het Girdle means hot griddle or skillet. The implication is that just as oil may slide off the hot plate so may the imperfectly struck shot slip off this green.

TEE SHOT

Parts of the teeing ground are not set squarely facing towards the green, so be sure to check that you line up properly. There is no room for error in approaching this well-protected plateau green.

APPROACH

This green is long and narrow with a decided upward slope from front to back. There is no safe side, but it is advisable to finish short of the pin, leaving an uphill putt.

GREEN

This green is long and narrow with a decided upward slope from front to back. There is no safe side, but it is advisable to finish short of the pin, leaving an uphill putt.

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 178 161 149 130 114
PAR 3 3 3 3 3

Hole 6. Blink Bonnie

Illustration of the 6th hole of the King's Course at Gleneagles

Blink Bonnie can be explained as beautiful view or glimpse of beauty – an apt description for a handsome hole.

TEE SHOT

The ideal tee shot here would finish around the slight saddle where the fairway is at its narrowest, but you should avoid being too far left.

APPROACH

The approach shot should be kept to the right-hand side of the pin and try to land just short of the green.

GREEN

There are three gentle steps on this green. The ball will run forward from the front.

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 480 476 455 422 391
PAR 5 5 4 5 4

Hole 7. Kittle Kink

Illustration of the 7th hole of the King's Course at Gleneagles

Kittle Kink or tricky bend is an appropriate name for this hole with its pronounced dog leg.

TEE SHOT

The tee shot must clear the ridge in order to see the green for your second shot. The further left you aim, the longer the carry which is necessary to achieve this.

APPROACH

After a good drive, the approach shot probably needs a club more than you first think. None of the trouble on this hole is at the back – another good reason not to be short.

GREEN

A long, deceiving green. Straight forward putting surface, but with a lot of subtle borrows

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 444 439 430 423 369
PAR 4 4 4 5 4

Hole 8. Whaup's Nest

Illustration of the 8th hole of the King's Course at Gleneagles

The name means curlew’s nest and this refers to the way the green nestles down among the heather-clad slopes.

TEE SHOT

The best policy here is to err slightly towards the left of the green, if anything, and to take too much club rather than too little.

APPROACH

If the pin is on the front level, an approach shot carrying just over the ridge will run forward and finish near the hole. If the pin is on the back level, at least two or three clubs more will be required.

GREEN

The green has a pronounced slope from left to right and if you are on the left side it leaves you with an uphill putt.

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 178 158 155 138 131
PAR 3 3 3 3 3

Hole 9. Heich o'Fash

Illustration of the 9th hole of the King's Course at Gleneagles

Height of trouble is an apt description of what awaits if this hole is badly played.

TEE SHOT

The tee shot down into the valley should be kept to the left, as this area not only gives the best line into the green, but is also more likely to provide a level stance from which to play the approach shot.

APPROACH

If the pin is on the front level, an approach shot carrying just over the ridge will run forward and finish near the hole. If the pin is on the back level, at least two or three clubs more will be required.

GREEN

Your shot to the green should be aimed right of the pin.

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 409 354 335 326 289
PAR 4 4 4 4 4

Hole 10. Canty Lye

Illustration of the 10th hole of the King's Course at Gleneagles

Canty can be expressed as pleasant or cheerful and lye is similar to the English lea together making pleasant meadow.

TEE SHOT

The tee shot should be kept left of centre, but be careful not to go too far left as the ground slopes away steeply.

APPROACH

The approach shot from a well-positioned tee shot is to a green which is heavily bunkered, left and right.

GREEN

Usually one of the fastest greens on the course and slopes from left to right.

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 499 447 429 410 371
PAR 5 4 4 5 4

Hole 11. Deil's Creel

Illustration of the 11th hole of the King's Course at Gleneagles

The devil’s fishing basket.

TEE SHOT

The bunkers at front left and right will tend to gather the ball that might otherwise run on to the green, so it is especially important to be up. You should also remember the length of the green and take a stronger club than might appear necessary. The best line is to the left side of the green.

GREEN

A large green sloping from back to front. Very fast near the front of the green.

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 230 230 162 156 114
PAR 3 3 3 3 3

Hole 12. Tappit Hen

Illustration of the 12th hole of the King's Course at Gleneagles

A tappit hen is an old Scots pewter ale or wine measure. These often had a lid in the form of a tappit or crested hen. The name of the hole derives from the clump of trees crowning the highest point on the course which is directly behind the green.

TEE SHOT

The tee shot is blind over the ridge and should be kept to the left centre of the fairway. This line opens up the second shot to a well-protected green.

APPROACH

All the trouble here is at the front so make sure not to be short.

GREEN

The green slopes from front to back on the right side behind the bunker. On the left side the slope is not quite so severe. Fast from front to back.

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 442 395 352 346 332
PAR 4 4 4 5 4

Hole 13. Braid's Brawest

Illustration of the 13th hole of the King's Course at Gleneagles

Braid’s best. James Braid always signed his name to the hole he considered the best when he designed a course. This is the one he chose at Gleneagles.

TEE SHOT

Keep you tee shot to the centre or right of the fairway to avoid the looming threat of the Auld Nick bunker.

APPROACH

The green slopes away from the front right corner so your shot to the green should be aimed to the right of the pin. Make sure you are up and past the pin to leave an uphill putt.

GREEN

The green slopes from front to back and left to right. From the back of the green, hit putts firmly.

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 462 448 423 418 360
PAR 4 4 4 5 4

Hole 14. Denty Den

Illustration of the 14th hole of the King's Course at Gleneagles

The dainty or pleasant dell or, in the words of an early guide to the course, “an idyll of sylvan beauty.”

TEE SHOT

Play over the second bunker from the left if you are long enough to be close in one. This line also gives the best line for the approach shot. Take more club than you think. All the bunkers are short and left.

GREEN

Very difficult green to pick the right line. Big slope from right to left when the pin is placed at the right of the green. Back right is the most difficult pin placement.

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 309 260 449 241 215
PAR 4 4 4 4 4

Hole 15. Howe o' Hope

Illustration of the 15th hole of the King's Course at Gleneagles

The valley or hollow of hope.

TEE SHOT

The tee shot should be aimed on or left of the marker post to have the best line to approach the green.

APPROACH

A good firm approach shot and your ball, with any luck, will run forward nicely to the pin. Leave the ball past the pin and you will have an uphill putt.

GREEN

A two-tier green, with the back being the lower tier, also slopes from left to right.

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 459 459 438 431 402
PAR 4 4 4 5 5

Hole 16. Wee Bogle

Illustration of the 16th hole of the King's Course at Gleneagles

The little goblin or ghost.

TEE SHOT

The selection of bunkers around the green and the steep slope falling off at the back all stand ready to punish the wayward shot.

GREEN

Tough green to pick the correct line. It slopes from back to front. Very fast from left to right.

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 158 135 128 123 113
PAR 3 3 3 3 3

Hole 17. Warslin' Lea

Illustration of the 17th hole of the King's Course at Gleneagles

Warslin’ can mean struggling or wrestling. Thus Warslin’ Lea or perhaps troublesome valley fairly describes the hole with the narrowest fairway on the course.

TEE SHOT

The slight dogleg and the left-to-right slope of the fairway together suggests that the best line for the tee shot is down the left. The tee shot is very tight and you may wish to consider an iron for the sake of accuracy.

APPROACH

Your approach shot must be up. Make sure you have enough club and avoid the difficult bunkers short and to the right.

GREEN

The green has a slope up from the front to the centre. From here it levels out.

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 377 377 367 359 359
PAR 4 4 4 4 4

Hole 18. King's Hame

Illustration of the 18th hole of the King's Course at Gleneagles

The home hole and time perhaps to relax in the hotel or The Dormy Clubhouse.

TEE SHOT

If you can carry the ridge you will probably roll forward to be within range for your second shot. Otherwise you should probably treat the hole as a comfortable par 5.

APPROACH

Your approach shot must be up. Make sure you have enough club and avoid the difficult bunkers short and to the right.

APPROACH

The green is very large with at least two clubs difference between front and back. No prizes for being short. 

GREEN

The largest green on the course with a ridge running across from left to right. The front of the green slopes uphill to the centre and it levels out on the back left. The front half is fast with severe borrows. The back half is much flatter with more subtle slopes.

 

Tee Blue White Yellow Green Red
Yards 525 525 453 444 407
PAR 5 5 4 5 5
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