
Murrayshall is a tree lined parkland course which occupies an elevated location above the ancient village of Scone and is attached to the hotel complex of the same name. The James Braid connection continues with the main Murrayshall course being designed by Hamilton J Stutt, the grandson of James Braid's foreman.
The heathland course at Alyth was laid out by the well known designer James Braid. It is heathland course with tree lined fairways, plenty of gorse and bunkers, where accuracy is rewarded over power.
Described as one of the inland jewels of Scottish Golf, the Rosemount is another James Braid heathland course with fairways lined by beautiful pine and silver birch trees. It is where Greg Norman won his first professional tournament .
Not unsurprisingly this is similar to the Rosemount Course with the trademark avenues of silver birch and pine trees. It is slightly longer than the Rosemount Course and was designed by Peter Alliss and Dave Thomas in the 1970s.
Dunkeld and Brinham occupies a prominent position above the town and is a mixture of parkland and heathland holes. The original heathland course was opened in 1922 and later extended with a further 9 parkland holes situated close to the nature reserve at the Loch of the Lowes.
Pitlochry has a heathland course that sits above the town and gives beautiful views into the valley below and the Grampian mountains to the north. The course has an alpine feel to it and it was once described as a little piece of Switzerland in Scotland.
The Ferntower course in Crieff is an attractive and well maintained parkland course with views down Strathearn. It has played host to a number of Scottish PGA events over the years, although its reasonably wide fairways and forgiving rough make it a course that can be enjoyed by all abilities.
With the fair city of Perth at its historic heart of Scotland, mountains in the north and one of Scotland’s major rivers the Tay running through it, this area has some fantastic heath and parkland courses and it is where Greg Norman achieved his first tournament win.
Only an hour by road or rail from both Glasgow and Edinburgh. Four to five hours by road or rail from most cities in the North of England.