Gleddoch House Hotel & Golf Club

Gleddoch House Hotel & Golf Club is situated in a 360-acre estate in Langbank, Renfrewshire.

Gleddoch - Hotel, Spa & Golf
Club information
LocationLangbank
Established1974
TypePrivate
Owned byIndependent
Operated byIndependent
Total holes18
Tournaments hostedLadies European Tour 1980
GreensBentgrass
Websitehttp://www.gleddoch.com/
Designed byJames Hamilton Stutt
Par71
Length6283 yards

Hotel

Gleddoch House is a Victorian mansion built by Scottish industrialist Sir James Lithgow in the 1920s. It has further since opened as a 70 bedroom four star hotel, golf course, restaurant, spa, sports complex and wedding venue.[1] The building has been category B listed since June 1971.[2] The hotel was owned by Edinburgh based North British Trust Group Ltd until 2006, when it was sold to Kent based Swallow Hotels. Bespoke Hotels are the operators of the business. Colliers International were the selling agents that concluded the sale.[3][4]

A large fire broke out at the building in January 2004. Fifty firefighters tackled the blaze. The fire destroyed the roof and some of the interior including 11 bedrooms, reception and some other public rooms.[5][6]

The 2002 Champions League winners Real Madrid stayed at the hotel.[7]

Course

The course designer was James Hamilton Stutt.[8] It was originally a 9-hole course which opened in 1974. It was then extended to 18 holes in 1975. The 9 extra holes are known as the 'top half' to course members. Brian Barnes played the first round at the official opening of the course. Severiano Ballesteros has also played at the course in 1985.[9]

The course has hosted many county and regional events. In 1980 local woman Wilma Aitken won the Carlsberg Open on the Ladies European Tour at Gleddoch, becoming one of the few amateurs to do so. Discussions have been held with the PGA regarding Gleddoch becoming a course on the Tartan Tour.[10][11]

See also

References
  1. "Langbank". Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. Historic Environment Scotland. "Gleddoch House, by Langbank  (Category B Listed Building) (LB10906)". Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  3. "Gleddoch House Hotel put up for sale with £2.5m price tag". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  4. "Swallow swoops on six Scottish hotels in £20m deal". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. "Blaze engulfs luxury hotel". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. "Luxury hotel blaze costs millions". BBC News. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  7. "Blaze engulfs luxury hotel". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  8. "List of UK golf courses". Golf Club Atlas. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  9. "The history of Gleddoch Golf Club". Gleddoch House. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  10. "The history of Gleddoch Golf Club". Gleddoch House. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  11. "Past tournament winners". Golf Today. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

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