The
PGA Centenary Course, designed by Jack Nicklaus, is a modern classic,
combining the best of both earlier designs.
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 which
gave the world golf, it had to fit into the landscape in a way
that did no violence to the Scottish tradition.
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."
From
the back tees, The PGA Centenary Course measures 7,081 yards,
the longest inland course in Scotland. However, the tees are graded
at each hole in five stages, including a challenging 6,551 yards
from the white markers down to 5,065 from the red. Fittingly,
The PGA Centenary Course begins by playing southeast towards the
famed glen of the eagles sweeping up the Ochil Hills to the summit
of the pass below Ben Shee which joins it to Glendevon.
A
feature of The 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.
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Hole
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
Out |
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|
Yards
|
394 |
501 |
388 |
211 |
423 |
176 |
358 |
342 |
535 |
3328 |
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Par
|
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
36 |
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| |
|
Hole
|
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
In |
|
|
Yards
|
190 |
326 |
484 |
436 |
178 |
436
|
518
|
179
|
484 |
2773 |
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Par
|
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
36 |
| |
Total
Yards |
6559
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| Par |
72
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