The History Of Our Club
Club Formation
Dun Whinny (Gleneagles) Golf Club was formed at a meeting held at 8 p.m. on Thursday 30th April 1936. There were nine individuals present including the Gleneagles professional Mr Gordon Lockhart, Mr John Dougall, who became the first Club Captain and Mr James Penny who became the Club’s first Secretary and Treasurer, a position he would not relinquish until 1977, the year in which he died!
There were initially fourteen ordinary members and three honorary members, including the General Manager of the hotel – a tradition that has been maintained ever since.
What was perhaps most extraordinary was the handicaps of the founding members. At a meeting held on 21st May that year, by which time membership has risen to nineteen, the list of members’ handicaps showed that sixteen out of the nineteen had handicaps of 7 or lower! More than two thirds of the members were Category 1 golfers!
Follow this link to view the Club’s first ever minuted meeting in 1936.
Competition or Social Golf
Most competition golf takes place on Saturday mornings with some competitions also featuring on a Wednesday throughout the Spring and Summer months.
There are also “roll up” sessions that take place on both Tuesdays and Thursdays, every week of the year.
Members of all levels are also invited to opt in for our various matches that we play throughout the year against our friends at some of the best clubs in Scotland, including Carnoustie, Panmure and Bruntsfield to name just a few…