2012 Maclean Gathering with mcleanscotland vacation company of Scotland for all Macleans 

WHY NOT CONSIDER SOME GOLF

on the 2012 Gathering Tour?

 

HERE ARE A FEW IDEAS where you could play golf while on tour with us in 2012;  Brian Wickes at the golf with Dennis, this was on Mull June 2007 at The Craignure course. Top pic, shake hands guys before you batter hell out of those balls. Below left, Brain ended up in a ditch burn, never thought he would get away from that, but he did!  As the photo on the right proves.

 

   

King James VI golf club - Perth. On an island would you believe? In fact the only course in Scotland on an island!

 
 

Golf at Comrie Course near Perth - showing the 9th hole.

St Fillans Golf Club is situated in the heart of Highland Perthshire, in one of the most beautiful parts of Scotland with magnificent lochs and towering mountains. The village of St Fillans sits at the eastern end of Loch Earn, its rows of houses, hotels and guesthouses enjoying the fabulous view up the loch. Tucked away across the River Earn is the nine-hole St Fillans course.

Dunkeld & Birnam Golf Club
The Course is one of the most picturesque in Perthshire with each hole affording not only a new and interesting challenge for the golfer but also ever changing views of the glorious surrounding countryside.

Founded in 1911, Craigie Hill is a Club steeped in history. The 18 hole golf course was designed around the natural contours of the land, and includes some of the most breathtaking scenery of any course in the area. Scenic and challenging, it boasts one of the hardest holes in Britain, the Craigie Hill "Spion Kop".

   King James VI and the origins of Perthshire golf The origins of golf in Perth are obscure, as they are for the rest of Scotland, but it is likely they date to the fifteenth century. National bans on golf and football, designed to promote the practise of archery, were made in 1458, 1471 and 1491.
In 1502, the first recorded purchase of golf equipment, a set of golf clubs costing thirteen shillings, was made by king James IV from a bow-maker in Perth. The club takes its name from the tradition that King James VI had learned to play golf as a youth on the "Inches" - large public parklands along the River Tay provided for common use.

Comrie Golf Club was founded in 1891 and is notably one of the finest and picturesque nine hole golf courses in Perthshire. The greens are always in excellent condition, and the club is proud of the quality of the course. Comrie Golf Club presents a leisurely way to play your golf, as well as a challenge to the serious golfer.

Pitlochry has provided one of Scotland’s most scenically appealing golf courses for members and visitors alike. The golf course is situated only two miles from the geographic centre of Scotland, and is surrounded by some of Scotland’s most beautiful, natural countryside. Pitlochry Golf Course has been labelled “The Switzerland of Scotland” in an article published in Golf Illustrated in 1951 by H.J. Chapman. The author described Pitlochry as “ supplying great, invigorating golf in the shadow of the Grampians and entrancing scenery”.