The Queen's Course at Gleneagles, in its long history, has played host to some of the world's golfing greats, including Johnny Miller, Greg Norman, Seve Ballesteros, Tom Watson and Lee Trevino to name a few. Threading through high ridges on the north and west sides of the estate, the layout offers lovely woodland settings, lochans and ditches as water hazards, as well as many moorland characteristics.

At 3,192 yards long, the challenge of the first nine can be deceptive, with even some of the best players finding it a test to make par into a fresh south westerly breeze. The "Trystin' Tree," or lover's meeting place, after which the first hole is named, is a challenging opener. The ground falls away at your feet, the fairway swings round to the left and slopes towards the trees, and there are a couple of cunningly placed bunkers testing your approach into the miniscule green.