Gleneagles Hotel
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Sep 15, 2026
Iona StephenHOST
I did, Dan, and I've been a part of I think five Solheim Cups now.
Iona StephenHOST
2019 was the first one at Gleneagles, um, for me, where Catriona Matthew had, to be honest, that was just the most incredible Solheim Cup.
Iona StephenHOST
But this, I have to say, was definitely as good as that if not even better, and probably the best Solheim Cup that I've had the privilege of being a part of covering.
Iona StephenHOST
I want to first of all give a shout-out to the venue because it was absolutely-
Samuel GoldsmithHOST
Yeah.
Nessie WelschingerGUEST
Or we go to Gleneagles.
Nessie WelschingerGUEST
[laughs]
Samuel GoldsmithHOST
Oh, very nice.
NishHOST
You walk up the...
NishHOST
It was k- almost Gleneagles-ish sort of vibes.
NishHOST
I know you walk up these posh stairs, but just-
ChrisHOST
Yeah
AndyHOST
you've got a couple of runners up as well
Alastair ForsythGUEST
yeah I was running up the Gleneagles and the Johnny Walker and got a playoff in the Portuguese Open yep and I was running up the South African Open as well Trevor I won with you on that but yeah I had a couple of runners up I couldn't have told you that i knew roughly how many tournaments i played but i didn't know exactly but in top 10s i had no idea
AndyHOST
is that right no wow so and i think it was in the year you had your top 10 at the uspga you were the top ranked scott and in the world rankings
Alastair ForsythGUEST
i think so i mean the highest i got in the rankings was running about 80 in the world rankings so obviously you've when you've had montgomery and Paul Laurie etc who have obviously been higher up than that they must have had years where they were you know maybe I hadn't played great for a couple of years but I think at one point I was running about
Ewen CameronHOST
golf about?
Frank McAvennieGUEST
But no, other place, Gleneagles.
Frank McAvennieGUEST
Where was I that day? I can't remember.
Frank McAvennieGUEST
What a show off.
Frank McAvennieGUEST
What was it, Gleneagles?
Callum BellPANELIST
You're just jealous you can't afford it.
Callum BellPANELIST
From King Henrik, how can someone with two extra eyes see so little? I like that one.
Ben ColeyHOST
... there's one that hosts a current PGA Tour event, but they're all hard.
Sam HarropHOST
All right, well, let's go with Gleneagles.
Ben ColeyHOST
Correct.
Sam HarropHOST
Okay.
Ben ColeyHOST
I mean, who would've got that, really? You gotta be a serious, uh, serious fan.
Ben ColeyHOST
I'm sure some of our listeners would've done.
Ben ColeyHOST
Gleneagles before that.
Ben ColeyHOST
Des Moines Country Club.
Julia FeltonHOST
And Chuck offered my partner at the time, the opportunity to go and work for him in Spain.
Julia FeltonHOST
And I had just started a brand new job as deputy front of house manager at Glen Eagles Hotel.
Julia FeltonHOST
And the last thing I wanted to do was move to Spain with my partner.
Julia FeltonHOST
And I'll never forget the look that came over my face was just complete shock and horror that we would even start considering this.
Tom PriceHOST
Okay, we go back to Joe currently in the lead.
Tom PriceHOST
Earlier this year, Joe, Golf has Ruined My Life worked at the ISPS Handa Senior Open at Gleneagles.
Tom PriceHOST
With which whiskey brand, can you remember the whiskey brand we did a couple of episodes with?
JoeGUEST
Oh.
Ronan McNamaraHOST
And you're putting the masters up there with that.
Ronan McNamaraHOST
Well, you're thinking of comebacks, you know, like the cup in Gleneagles was unbelievable, Medina, you know, things like Istanbul, but I wasn't there for those.
Ronan McNamaraHOST
You watch them on TV when you're actually there.
Ronan McNamaraHOST
And like, I was literally on my hunkers besides Jerry Graham, besides Luke Poulter, three or four of the other team.
Joe GibbsHOST
indeed the approach to glen eagles with his 205 bedrooms 205 bedrooms and 228 suites it's acres and acres of hills it's carefully tended forests and gardens feels like stepping onto the side of some great historical drama like the swoon worthy backdrops in outlander that was a great show when the hotel opened in 2024 Excuse me, 1924.
Joe GibbsHOST
You remember that, right? The pure scale and opulence of its led London newspapers to hail Gleneagles as the eighth wonder of the world.
Joe GibbsHOST
Its Jazz Age concerts were so popular they were broadcast over the new BBC wireless radio network.
Joe GibbsHOST
It wasn't long before the hotel became a favorable retreat for royals and celebrities like Princess Margaret, Vivien Leigh, and Sir Lawrence Olivier.
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