The natural beauty of the Queen's Course inspires the world's most experienced players.
The Queen's Course, in its long history, has played host to some of the world's golfing greats.
The beautiful settings and the challenge of the golf have attracted such top golfers as Johnny
Miller, Greg Norman, Seve Ballesteros, Tom Watson, and Lee Trevino, as well as great
names from the entertainment and sports worlds including Sean Connery, Burt Lancaster, Bing
Crosby, Jackie Stewart, and astronaut Alan Shepard (the only man to hit a golf shot on
the moon).
Threading through high ridges on the north and west sides of the estate, the Queen's offers lovely
woodland settings, lochans and ditches as water hazards, as well as many moorland characteristics.
At 3,192 yards long, the challenge of the first nine can be deceptive, with even some
of the best players finding it a test to make par into a fresh southwesterly breeze.
Do not be lulled into a sense of false security as you stand on the first tee. The "Trystin'
Tree," or lover's meeting place, after which the hole is named, is a challenging
opener. The ground falls away at your feet, the fairway swings round to the left and slopes
towards the trees, and there are a couple of cunningly placed bunkers testing your approach
into the miniscule green.
