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— Center of the Golfing Universe —

– Peebles-Kirklands Golf Club–
          Kirkland Street, Peebles, Scotland
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        "The Jewel of the Scottish Borders" is a rolling parkland course with fine views overlooking the Tweed River valley. It is rated one of the best courses in the southeast of Scotland.

Length & Par:     White Tees:  Par 70, 6160 yards (SSS 70)
                           Yellow Tees: Par 70, 5763 yards (SSS 68)
                           Ladies Tees: Par 70, 5195 yards (SSS 71)

Greens Fees per ROUND:
    WEEKENDS: £25
    WEEKDAYS: £20

Greens Fees per DAY:
    WEEKENDS: £34
    WEEKDAYS: £27

Open and Playable Year Round
(Winter Greens Fees: £13/day/round)

ADVANCE BOOKING OF TEE-TIMES STRONGLY SUGGESTED.
Visitors always welcome; restricted on Saturdays.

Bookings (from the USA):   TEL:   011 44 (0)1721 720197
                                           FAX:  011 44 (0)1721 724441
                                            or e-mail: secretary@peeblesgolfclub.co.uk

OR--book Peebles and your other Scotland golf tee-times FREE! as you plan your trip
to Scotland with HOME AT FIRST!
 
Minimum Handicap Required: None.

Facilities:
        Club House
        Full bar and restaurant
        Driving Range
        Golf Shop

Rentals:
        Clubs: Yes
        Shoes: Yes
        Pull carts (trolleys): Yes
        Golf carts: Yes—only three; call to reserve
        Caddies: No

LOCATION: Kirkland Street, Peebles, Scottish Borders EH45 8EU;
                    1 mile west of Peebles on Kirkland Street off route A72.

Nearest HOME AT FIRST lodgings:
    In MELROSE, SCOTTISH BORDERS, about 20 miles (30 minutes) east of the course.
    In EDINBURGH, 23 miles (40 minutes) north.
    In GLASGOW, 51 miles (75 minutes) northwest.
    For more information about HOME AT FIRST's Scotland travel program, see:  

THE HISTORY: Peebles Golf Club course is another 18 holes designed by the prolific James Braid. (Among the 200 courses he designed or remodeled in the British Isles are these noteworthy Scottish designs: Carnoustie, Taymouth Castle, Arbroath, Blairgowrie, Boat of Garten, Brora, Golspie, Nairn, and Gleneagles Kings and Queens). Peebles course was built on hilly parkland overlooking the River Tweed in 1892. The course was touched by greatness again in 1934 when Braid’s design was significantly altered by H. S. Colt (Pine Valley, St. Andrews Eden) to become the Peebles-Kirkland course. The course is one of the finest in the Borders and features scenic views.

       YOUNG JAMES BRAID, COURSE ARCHITECT AND FOUR-TIME BRITISH OPEN
       CHAMPION: 1901, '05, '06, AND '08

THE COURSE AND SOME NOTABLE HOLES: Like many of Braid’s inland courses, Peebles is short, moderately hilly, and makes good use of the natural topography. Long since mature, Peebles has both "character" and challenge, but is not overwhelming even in the occasionally windy/rainy weather that keeps Scottish golfers playing quickly.

      PEEBLES—SHORT, MATURE, AND BEAUTIFUL

        One’s first impression is misleading. The course starts out with a long (209 yards) par 3. The second hole—the toughest at Peebles—is its longest (440 yards) par 4. A classic par-70 course, Peebles offers only two par 5’s. Oddly, these come at the end of each nine, with the longest hole—at 541 yards—leading back to the clubhouse at day’s end. In between, there are 3 shorter par-3’s, 11 shorter par-4’s and the par-5 9^th. The 19^th hole, the new Peebles clubhouse and restaurant, were opened by Prince Andrew in 1998.

THE REGION: Peebles is a medium-sized Scottish town just over 20 miles south of Edinburgh, and about 35 miles north of the border with England’s Northumberland county. The town straddles the River Tweed, in hilly country about equidistant from the North Sea and Irish Sea. Unlike legendary Scottish golfing Meccas like St. Andrews, Turnberry and Troon, Peebles is on the "must visit" lists of few golfers. But, for those interested in peaceful, soft environments which offer equally pleasant walking, fishing, and golf, Peebles and the Scottish Borders are ideal today. It was not always so.
The Scottish Borders have been a contested crossroads of armies and bandits throughout history. History here is violent and rude, and peopled with many great names, including four greats of Scotland: Mary Queen of Scots, Sir Walter Scott, William Wallace, and Robert the Bruce. The soft, rolling landscape remains the setting of many fortified castles and bloody battlegrounds.

1000-YEAR-OLD TRAQUAIR HOUSE NEAR PEEBLES—SCOTLAND'S OLDEST INHABITED CASTLE ALSO HOUSES ONE OF ITS SMALLEST AND NEWEST BREWERIES—JUST ONE OF THE MANY FASCINATIONS IN THE BORDERS.

        Want to learn about other courses throughout the British Isles
including some of the greatest tests of golf in the world?
See our SCOTLAND, IRELAND, ENGLAND, and WALES Course Guides for more information.