Auchterarder: Glorious golf in the heart of Scotland
Why we would rather be playing this charming West Midlands track
Some might think that Auchterarder Golf Club is overshadowed by its next-door neighbour, but that simply isn’t the case…
Located next to the vast Gleneagles Resort, Auchterarder has been around for about the same length of time. First founded in 1912, the club offers a glorious parkland course that runs through the trees.
Golfers playing at Auchterarder are treated to sublime views towards Glendevon.
History
The club dates back to 1912, but a high percentage of the club’s membership were drafted for the First World War.
A new 18-hole course was built in the 1970s, and it remains almost the same today as it was back then, bar some holes being lengthened and a new drainage system being implemented in the early 21st Century.
What makes Auchterarder special?
The strength of Auchterardrer Golf Club is not in its length. The course only plays at 5,800 yards from the tips, and offers some incredible views of the hills of the region.
The course also plays through three distinct types. The first six holes are played over flat parkland, the middle six travel through moderately hilly woodland and the final six holes revert back to parkland, this time more undulating than the start of the course.
One of the quirks of Auchterarder Golf Club is that there are six par 3s, providing you with a number of opportunities to pop a 2 on your card!
Where does it rank?
286th in GB&I, 87th in Scotland
Where is it?
Auchterarder Golf Club is located in the heart of Scotland, just to the southwest of Perth. It is located next to the Gleneagles Resort, with Auchterarder running alongside the PGA Centenary Course.
Get in touch with Auchterarder
For more information about the club and course, visit their website or call them on 01764 662 804.
You can play at Auchterarder on the NCG Top 100s Tour this year!
- Register now to play in our 2024 Auchterarder event on June 11th here.
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Matt Coles
Mention a European country, and Matt will tell you which resorts make the National Club Golfer Top 100s: European Resorts list. He might even throw in who designed the golf course and how many rooms the hotel has got at each one…
Matt got into the game of golf from a young age, following his old man to the local golf club. He fell for the sport, and now can’t seem to go a day without thinking about how to improve his game (Thanks Dad!). Matt has been a member of Howley Hall GC in Leeds since 2020, and is just about managing to maintain a single-figure handicap. He likes to remind people that he once broke 75, but won’t tell people that it was on a shortened course during the winter.
He moved to Leeds after graduating from the University of Central Lancashire with a First Class Honours degree in Sports Journalism. Matt joined NCG after almost five years travelling the world with the Professional Squash Association, working on events in all four corners of the globe.
Matt currently plays a Cobra King LTDx driver and RadSpeed 3-wood. TaylorMade monopolise the rest of his bag, with a SIM UDI, M5 irons and both Milled Grind and HI-TOE wedges, along with a Monza Redline putter. He uses a Vice Pro Plus golf ball, because he’s a bit different…
Away from golf, Matt is a Manchester United fan, and a keen runner, having ran the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon (his first and possibly last), in May 2023.
