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Value
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Layout
3.4
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Traditional
Par 70
Length 6029 yards
Slope 116
Rating 68.0

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2022.

Gleneagles County Club is home to two 18-hole golf courses, the Red and White. Opened in 1924, both courses have traditional layouts that have withstood the test of time. The Red Course, also known as the Lakes, is the longer of the two. Water hazards come into play on several holes, including what is considered the club's best par 3. The Red's 16th is a 170-yard hole that plays directly into the wind to an elevated green that is protected in front by a pond. It's a tough green to hit but a relatively easy one to putt. Both Gleneagles golf courses appeal to a wide range of skill levels, which is one reason why the club is known as the "Home of the Shotgun Start," serving as host to hundreds of golf outings every year.

Course Details

Year Built 1924
Fairways Bent
Greens Bent
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.2
200 Reviews (200)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 7
Water Hazards 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 9
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 7

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/06/2020

Thank you for taking the time to rate us 4 stars, we really appreciate it!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/08/2020

Thanks so much for coming out to the course and leaving us a rating!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/28/2020

Thanks for taking the time to rate us!

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/22/2020

Thanks so much for rating us 5 stars!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/12/2019

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Red at Gleneagles Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Highly recommend

I was most impressed with the greens and in what great shape they were.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/25/2019

Hi u000005721779. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Red at Gleneagles Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Slow play pace

I try to play in a different golf course every week with my son. Today it took 5 hours and 16 minutes to play 18 holes.
The golf course needs to be updated.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/02/2019

Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and to best control pace allowing everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve, and we are glad to see you rated the course conditions to be great during your game. Thank you for playing Red at Gleneagles Country Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Forgiving, but challenging. Odd set up.

Played the red course today with great, but windy weather. 14-18mph winds made the already tight greens a challenge, but the course plays fair. Its a bit of an odd layout with all of the par 5's on the back 9. Its easy to feel good making the turn, but after 3 par 5's in 5 or 6 holes, your score quickly adjusts. For this time of year the course was in great shape, the greens were fast and groomed well. The only "complaint" i can make is there were a couple of greens that got covered in what I can only call "tree stuff." But i can't blame the crew for that with the winds we saw today. Course played fast today. We finished in 3:20, due tp the fact that we had no one in front of us but a walker who started 30 minutes before us. An event on the white course and the winds likely steered people to the other courses in the area. I look forward to going back and playing the white course.

I had very little interaction with the staff, and i did not go into the club house at all. i went into the pro shop hoping to buy a lighter for my cigar, but they didn't have any. However the guy behind the desk pulled out 6 matches in a box and happily gave them to me, So % Stars for the staff!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 05/10/2019

Thank you for taking the time to review us gochisox81. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Red at Gleneagles Country Club thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyable

A fairly easy course but the conditions were good. The greens for the most part were on the small side but they were in decent shape. The bunkers were mostly filled with water so it was hard to judge their condition. Pace of play was good. The weather was great and overall it was a fun day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/23/2019

Thank you for leaving us a very nice four-star review! We're so pleased to hear that you had a nice time with us. Please come and see us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Picture Perfect Easter Morning Golf

Went in the am with a buddy. Perfect weather little to no wind, 70 degrees, no cloud in the sky. Couldn't ask for any better. Course was in pretty good condition. Some work being done on some of the fairways so can't give it the perfect 5 stars. Greens were rolling pretty quickly, made for some challenging reads.. Played the red course which also had a couple long par 3s. Def a decent challange for midhandicappers like myself. .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/22/2019

Thank you for leaving us a great five-star review! We're thrilled that you and your friend enjoyed your morning round with us. Please come and see us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/22/2019

Thank you for leaving us five stars, Anthony!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

nice and well kept red course

bunker more like water hazard but it had rained 3 days straight prior to me playing there, otherwise the course was well manicured

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/07/2019

Hi kaska47. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Red at Gleneagles Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/16/2019

Thank you for visiting us at Red at Gleneagles Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/29/2019

Hello, equa77. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

nice course

Late in the season greenns a little fast but overall nice day

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Almost 5 hour round on a Tuesday, 52 degrees out - arghh!

Started at 10:20am and finished at 3pm. That is nearing a 5 hour round on a Tuesday morning/afternoon! Cannot play here again. I cannot sit around for that slow of a round. Several 5-some groups out there and several slow shimmy walking elder players. I am happy for the course for their profitability...but, rangers got to move people along. So frustrating. Price was great but not worth it at that slow of round of golf - that's why I would not play here again. Course itself was pretty good condition and couple cool challenging holes (doglegs, forced carries, some undulation, etc). Lots of very courteous maintenance staff out there working hard. Kudos for that investment/cost outlay from course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/18/2018:
Thank you for leaving us very helpful feedback. We understand how frustrating slow play can be. We will pass along your experience to our management staff.
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

course condition

I play the course twice a week . Tuesday Am and Wed afternoons.
The condition has been good all year but this last month it has been great.
Fairways always good but now even the rough has been cut up to 10 feet from fareways making it more fun. Enjoy the back nine on red

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 10/18/2018:
That's wonderful to hear! Thank you for leaving us five stars and we hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Red Course

A nice course to play. Back nine more of a challenge
but in great shape most likely because a lot just play the front nine. Play the two course here weekly twice a week. Again a great course for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

mud bunkers

I have played this course many times fairways are good the rough can be challenging when they are not mowed the greens are small but receptive. The BUNKERS stink I know we try to avoid them but when you are in them there is very little to no sand at all.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/18/2018:
Thank you for taking the time to leave us helpful feedback. We hope you'll be back soon despite the bunkers.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great golf course

The course was in great shape small greens on red course the only problem we had was the cart died in the middle of the 18th fairway and had to walk the rest of hole.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/19/2018:
We're sorry to hear about your cart, Dan! But we're glad that you were still able to have a great round with us. We hope to see you again soon.
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