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Although not a classic Scottish
course by any stretch of the
imagination, you’d be mad not
to want to follow in the footsteps
of the European and American
teams, although make sure you
also play the resort’s other two
more mature layouts, the centuryold King’s and the Queen’s. Both
have recently benefited from
significant renovations, returning
them to the challenge that James
Braid first intended.
Whichever courses you play, you
can be guaranteed a good night’s
sleep in the AA Five Red Star
Gleneagles Hotel, which is luxury
at its most Scottish. Guests can
choose to stay in either a range
of rooms and suites in the hotel—
including the ten ultra-luxury suites
that occupy the top floor of the
hotel—or rent one of the two, three
and four-bed private lodges that
are located on the estate.
For those visitors flying in or out of
Edinburgh, a stop off for a round at
the Renaissance Club has much to
recommend it. Located between
Gullane and North Berwick, and
only a 30-minute drive from the
airport, Renaissance opened as a
private members’ club in 2008 on
the Archerfield Estate, a pitching
wedge away from Muirfield, but
with far better views over the Firth
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of Forth. Tom Doak, the creative
genius behind Pacific Dunes in
Oregon and Cape Kidnappers in
New Zealand, has created a series
of compelling holes carved out of
the coastal pine forest, and others
stretching along the coastline high
on the cliff tops above the Firth.
After a round, guests can relax in
the comfortable surroundings of
the palatial clubhouse, while the
quality of the accommodation,
which comes in the form of 23
suites within a lodge, is well above
par.
After tackling the tried and tested
Open Championship courses at
Carnoustie and Muirfield, golfers
looking to test themselves on
something altogether newer, but no
less challenging, should head over
to Trump Turnberry, where a wholescale renovation of the iconic Ailsa
Course has been drawing rave
reviews since re-opening last year.
The most controversial change is
to the par-4 9th, which has been
converted to a long par three that
relocates the entire hole closer to
the lighthouse, while several other
seaside holes have been pushed
closer to the water, to add further
to the drama.
Elsewhere, a new Trumpified
clubhouse offers diners the chance
to chow down on lobster mac ‘n’
cheese or one of numerous cuts of
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