Gleneagles Hotel




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The Gleneagles Hotel

Gleneagles Hotel and grounds.jpg
Gleneagles Hotel and surrounding grounds

General information
Location
Auchterarder
Perthshire
Scotland
PH3 1NF
Opening 7 June 1924
Owner Ennismore
Design and construction
Developer Caledonian Railway Company
Other information
Number of restaurants 4
Website
gleneagles.com


























































































Gleneagles Hotel
Club information
Location
Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Established 1924
Type Private
Owned by Ennismore
Total holes 63
Tournaments hosted
Ryder Cup, Johnnie Walker Championship
Website www.gleneagles.com
King's Course
Designed by James Braid
Par 71
Length 6,790 yards

Queen's Course
Designed by James Braid
Par 68
Length 5,965 yards

PGA Centenary Course
Designed by Jack Nicklaus
Par 73
Length 7,320 yards

Wee Course (9 holes)
Designed by George Alexander
Par 27
Length 1481 yards


Gleneagles Hotel is a hotel near Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Facilities


  • 3 Conferences


  • 4 Awards


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





History


The hotel was built by the former Caledonian Railway Company which also built the nearby Gleneagles railway station. It was equipped with its own dedicated railway branch line.[1] An up-and-coming dance band leader named Henry Hall was involved in buying their pianos, and organising the dance band entertainment. He decided that radio broadcasts would be an ideal way to advertise the new hotel, so was given permission to move his Trafford Band from Manchester's Midland Hotel to the Gleneagles and form a new band in Manchester. The hotel's opening night was celebrated with Scotland's first ever outside broadcast on 4 June 1924.[2]


After the season ended, the band moved to the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool. Summer 1925 saw the band return to Gleneagles, although their commercial recordings were made in Manchester, and the winter seasons were in Liverpool.[3]


During the Second World War, as with many large country hotels, it was converted into Gleneagles Hospital[4] under the charge of Dr Thomas Ferguson as Medical Superintendent.[5]


In 1980 the hotel was designated as a Category B listed building.[6] Between 1982 and 1986, £11 million was spent on renovation and since 1982 the hotel has been open all year round. In 1986, and every year since, the hotel has been awarded five red stars by the AA. The hotel was owned for 31 years by the international alcoholic beverage firm Diageo, until it was sold to a private investment company Ennismore in 2015.[7]


The hotel was redeveloped in preparation for hosting the 40th Ryder Cup Matches in 2014 played on the PGA Centenary Course.[8]



Facilities


Gleneagles has three golf courses: the King's Course, Queen's Course and PGA Centenary Course, previously known as the Monarch's Course. There is also a nine-hole course called the PGA National Academy Course, informally known as the Wee Course. Gleneagles Golf Academy opened in 1994 and in 2010 was re-branded to The PGA National Academy for Scotland.[9] The Jack Nicklaus-designed PGA Centenary Course opened in 1993 and hosted the Ryder Cup in 2014. When asked about his work, Nicklaus said, "It's the finest parcel of land in the world I have ever been given to work with."[10]


Tournaments that have taken place (or will take place) at Gleneagles include:[11]




  • Glasgow Herald Tournament from 1920 to 1927


  • Curtis Cup in 1936


  • Women's British Open in 1957


  • Scottish Open from 1987 to 1994


  • McDonald's WPGA Championship of Europe from 1996 to 1999


  • Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles from 1999 to 2013

  • 40th Ryder Cup Matches in 2014


  • European Golf Team Championships in 2018


  • Solheim Cup in 2019


The British School of Falconry has been located at Gleneagles since 1992.[12]


The village of Glenmor has holiday homes set within the grounds of the hotel.[13]



Conferences




The facade of the hotel


Conferences have included:




  • The Gleneagles Agreement on sporting contacts with South Africa at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1977.[14]

  • The 1986 meeting (25–27 April) of the Bilderberg Group.[15]


  • 31st G8 summit in July 2005. This meeting saw the foundation of the G8+5.[16]



Awards


Gleneagles Hotel has won/holds various awards,[17] including:



  • 5 Red AA Stars[18] (since 1986)

  • Conde Nast Gold List 2009 - Best Hotel in the World for Facilities[19]

  • Scotland's leading resort at the World Travel Awards 2008[20]

  • Best Golf Resort in the World (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017) - Ultratravel Magazine[21]

  • Scotland's Best Hotel - Today's Golfer Travel Awards (2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017)[22]



See also







  • Golf in Scotland

  • Gleneagles, Scotland

  • List of G8 summit resorts

  • Emergency Hospital Service



References





  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Gleneagles Hotel and Golf Courses (GDL00360)". Retrieved 12 April 2019..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Hodge, Ed; Nicklaus, Jack (2014). "Jewel in the Glen". Arena Sport. ISBN 978-1909715233.


  3. ^ "Henry Hall biography". John Wright. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.


  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  5. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.


  6. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Gleneagles Hotel  (Category B) (LB4570)". Retrieved 12 April 2019.


  7. ^ BBC News (2 July 2015). "Gleneagles Hotel and golf resort sold by Diageo". Retrieved 6 July 2015.


  8. ^ Simon Brown (1 February 2008). "Gleneagles Announces Launch of New Destination Spa". PR Web. Retrieved 1 February 2008.


  9. ^ "The PGA National Golf Academy Scotland | Gleneagles". Gleneagles. Retrieved 2017-09-18.


  10. ^ "Gleneagles - Home of the 2014 Ryder Cup". TruGolf. Retrieved 3 February 2019.


  11. ^ "Golf championships at Gleneagles". Gleneagles Hotel. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2009.


  12. ^ "British School of Faconry at Gleneagles". Gleneagles Hotel. Retrieved 19 January 2009.


  13. ^ "Glenmor holiday homes at Gleneagles". Gleneagles Hotel. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2009.


  14. ^ "From the Archive: Gleneagles Agreement on Sport". London: Commonwealth. November 9, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2018.


  15. ^ "Bilderberg Meetings 1986 Conference Report Gleneagles, United Kingdom". Public Intelligence. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2019.


  16. ^ 2005 Gleneagles G-8, delegations; "EU and the G8" Archived February 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine


  17. ^ "Gleneagles' Awards". Gleneagles Hotel. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.


  18. ^ "5 red Stars from AA". Automobile Association. Retrieved 19 January 2009.


  19. ^ "Conde Nast Gold List 2009". Conde Nast Traveller. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2009.


  20. ^ "World Travel Awards 2008". World Travel Awards. Retrieved 19 January 2009.


  21. ^ "Gleneagles voted Best Golf Resort in the World - GolfPunkHQ". GolfPunkHQ. Retrieved 2017-09-18.


  22. ^ "Gleneagles scores hole in one | DRAM Scotland". dramscotland.co.uk. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2017-09-18.




External links


  • Official website

Coordinates: 56°17′09″N 3°44′51″W / 56.28583°N 3.74750°W / 56.28583; -3.74750











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