Blairgowrie Counting Down to the Junior Ryder Cup

May 6, 2013April 30, 2013 PerryGolf Staff

Blairgowrie is set to host the Junior Ryder Cup the week before The Ryder Cup next year; and the club are already counting down to the event! They hosted the ‘500 Days To Go Open’ on Saturday with an entry fee of £20.14 and various other events and competitions will be planned to highlight the event over the coming months. The Junior Ryder Cup aims to showcase golf’s next generation of golfers and notable past players include Rory McIlroy, Matteo Manassero, and Hunter Mahan.

By Gary Sheppard. Gary is one of PerryGolf’s Golf Travel Specialists.

New Ferry Service Between Ardrosson and Campbeltown

May 2, 2013June 11, 2013 PerryGolf Staff

A new ferry service between Ardrosson and Campbeltown was recently announced for the summer months this year. Ardrosson is a town on the North Ayrshire coast in southwestern Scotland. Campbeltown is situated near the Mull of Kintyre in Argyll, Scotland. This new ferry service is a huge boost for the local community and more importantly for PerryGolf clients.

Machrihanish Dunes 14th by Clive Barber.

Cape Breton Island to offer second golf course: Cabot Cliffs

April 22, 2013February 14, 2014 Harrison Gould

View of second green at Cabot Links looking toward the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Our second season with Cape Breton Island approaches with Stanley Thompson’s masterpiece at Highlands Links fully restored to its original excellence. There is every expectation that World #98 (GOLF Magazine) will be rising in the rankings.

Last year’s newcomer and Canada’s only authentic links layout, Cabot Links, met every expectation to the point that co-owners Mike Keiser (Bandon Dunes) and Ben Cowan-Dewar have announced plans for a second course. Cabot Cliffs will be designed by Coore and Crenshaw. Keiser told Bill Coore during one of their recent site visits, “I think we’re on to something big here.” We couldn’t agree more particularly considering the availability of four more Cape Breton courses we can recommend highly; Dundee, Bell Bay, The Lakes and Le Portage.

Andy Murray Acquires Former Cromlix House

March 21, 2013 Mhairi

Scottish tennis star Andy Murray has recently purchased the previously known Cromlix House Hotel which is located near Dunblane, Stirlingshire. Murray plans to convert the Victorian mansion into a Five Star property with 15 rooms situated within the 50 acres of woodlands and gardens. The hotel will be managed on Murray’s behalf by Inverlochy Castle Management International (ICMI).[singlepic id=48 w=320 h=240 float=]

The vast transformation is scheduled for completion by spring 2014, in advance of next year’s Ryder Cup (which will be held at Gleneagles, a short drive from Dunblane).

Of the purchase, Andy Murray stated, “I am pleased to have acquired Cromlix House and look forward to securing its future as a successful business.

By re-establishing Cromlix as a leading luxury hotel at the heart of Dunblane community we will be able to attract new visitors to the area, create a number of new jobs and focus on supporting other local businesses. I’m pleased to be able to give something back to the community I grew up in.”

The venue has been a popular choice for weddings in past years; Andy’s brother Jamie married his wife Alejandra Guterrez there in 2010.

The hotel will also feature a Chez Roux fine dining restaurant which will utilise locally sourced produce, another welcome venture to the area.

Ireland: The Old Head Golf Links

March 19, 2013June 27, 2014 Harrison Gould

Old Head Golf Links - PerryGolf.com Located in the southwest corner of the country in the historical town of Kinsale lies a diamond of land that juts three miles into the Atlantic Ocean. With its natural beauty, jagged cliffs and green pastures, The Old Head Golf Links has been described as “the most spectacular golf course on Earth,” according to LINKS Magazine. Purchased in 1989, John and Patrick O’Connor spent nearly ten years completing their dream of creating a breathtaking golf course, which finally opened in 1997. Read more “Ireland: The Old Head Golf Links”

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