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— Blairgowrie Golf Club —

Here’s a classic Scottish inland golf club with a great pedigree. The private Blairgowrie Golf Club started with a short 9-hole heathland course 1889 and has grown to offer two respected 18-hole courses (the venerable Rosemount and the more modern Lansdowne championship courses) plus an altered version of the nifty original nine (the Wee Course).
        Blairgowrie sits amongst the hills and rushing streams of rural eastern Perthshire midway between Home At First’s cottages in the Central Highlands and the golf rich Angus coast (Carnoustie). The history of Blairgowrie is a virtual timeline of modern golf in Scotland: founding father Old Tom Morris blessed the original site; the great James Braid (5-times British Open champion) created the 18-hole Rosemount course, design influenced by Dr. Alister McKenzie of Augusta National fame; Greg Norman’s first European Tour success came at Rosemount in 1977; a new course, Lansdowne, designed by TV golf’s Peter Aliss (with Dave Thomas—no not from Wendy’s TV ads), opened at Blairgowrie in 1979.

LENGTH & PAR:
    Rosemount Course:
        White Tees: Par 72, 6,588 yards
        Yellow Tees: Par 70, 6,223 yards (men visitors)
        Red Tees: Par 74, 5,959 yards (ladies visitors)
    Lansdowne Course:
        Blue Tees: Par 72, 6,913 yards
        White Tees: Par 72, 6,802 yards
        Yellow Tees: Par 71, 6,378 yards (men visitors)
        Red Tees: Par 73, 5,931 yards (ladies visitors)

FACILITIES:
    Pull Cart (Trolley) Rental: £3.50
    Motorized Golf Cart (Buggy): £25.00
    Club Rental: £20.00
    Caddies: reserve in advance
    Pro Shop
    Clubhouse with bar & restaurant

GREENS FEES:
    May—September: daily
        Rosemount Course — £70 per round
          Lansdowne Course — £50 per round
        Day Ticket — £90 per person for 1 round Rosemount Course
            plus 1 round Lansdowne Course
    April & October: daily
        Rosemount Course — £45.00 per round.
        Lansdowne Course — £35.00 per round.

VISITORS welcome every day, with some restrictions to the number of visitors on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday due to club competitions.
On the Rosemount course: Saturdays after 2PM, otherwise foursomes are welcome from 10AM onwards, with the course also having "Members only" tee times Monday to Friday from 12N through to 2PM.
On the Lansdowne Course: Saturdays after 2PM, otherwise no restrictions to tee times apply unless a club event is being held.

Maximum handicaps: Men—24, Ladies—36, handicap certificates required.

RESERVATIONS: Advanced reservations are recommended, and can be taken at any time for the Rosemount and Lansdowne Courses.
    Tel: +44 (0)1250 872622
    E-mail: office@theblairgowriegolfclub.co.uk
    Web Site

DRESS CODE: smart casual dress should be worn at all times, shirts with collar and sleeves must be worn within the waistband of trousers and denim jeans are not permitted on the courses or within the clubhouse.

Nearest Home At First Lodgings are located in Central Scotland approximately 90 minutes west and in the Kingdom of Fife (near St. Andrews) about 60 minutes south.
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DIRECTIONS: from Home At First cottages in Central Scotland (except in Killin and Kingdom of Fife), take the A85 from Lochearnhead to Perth, then the A93 north to Blairgowrie. From Home At First cottages in Killin, take the A827 east through Aberfeldy to the A9 at Ballinluig, the A9 south to Dunkeld, and the A923 east to Blairgowrie. From Home At First’s Kingdom of Fife cottages near St. Andrews, take the A914 to the A92 and across the Firth of Tay into Dundee, then the A90 west briefly toward Perth, and finally the A923 northwest to Blairgowrie.

LET HOME AT FIRST BOOK YOUR TEE-TIME AT BLAIRGOWRIE as part of your Scotland travel plans. There is no service charge for making your booking.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP COURSES AT BLAIRGOWRIE: Rosemount and Lansdowne are set next to each other amidst wooded areas of pine and silver birch. Most fairways are lined with heather—pretty when purple, but not a very kind rough from which to extricate one’s ball. Water, in the form of a pond with the threatening name "the Black Loch", affects only two holes (15 and, especially, the 16th) at Rosemount.

Rosemount Course: built on a site Old Tom Morris called "The most beautiful inland green I have ever seen", and designed by Scottish course designer James Braid with influences from Dr. Alistair McKenzie, Rosemount has hosted numerous prestigious professional and amateur tournaments including Greg Norman’s first European Tour victory. Despite all of the famed seaside links courses in Scotland, Blairgowrie Rosemount was voted 11th best course to play in Scotland by the readers of Scotland’s premier golf magazine.

Lansdowne Course: New in 1979, Blairgowrie’s second championship course lies alongside the already famous Rosemount course. Course designer Peter Aliss—Americans know him as the British commentator on televised golf tournaments—was "delighted to have this opportunity of creating a course through a pine forest". Apparently, a great many golfers are satisfied with the results.

THE REGION: There’s plenty of golf and lots more to do in Central Scotland. There are excellent golf courses nearby at Carnoustie, Taymouth Castle, Crieff, Gleneagles, Callander, and others. Within reach are such popular destinations as St. Andrews and other greater and lesser links courses on both coasts. Fishing, touring, exploring castles, strolling through charming villages, and shopping for Scottish woolens and other crafts are excellent in this region. Walkers will enjoy walking in great scenery along the lochs and glens, and climbing up numerous high mountains in the area.

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