Hall of Fame
SIR NICK FALDO: Where it all began
In August 1977, a 20-year-old Nick Faldo won his first tournament as a professional when he took the Skol Lager Individual on the King's Course. The event was reduced from 72 holes to 36 holes and was settled in play-off with Craig Devoy and Chris Witcher. This was the launch pad for the most remarkable career we have seen in the British game in the modern era. Faldo went on to win 26 more times on the European Tour and clinched six majors. In 2008 he was back at Gleneagles when announcing his wild card selections in his capacity as European Ryder Cup captain.
JACK NICKLAUS: Centenary Man
"I have always thought Gleneagles is one of the greatest places in the world to play golf," said The Golden Bear. In 1991, he got the chance to design his first golf course in the country where he won his three Open championships and where the people love him as if he was one of their own. In creating the PGA Centenary Course he left an indelible mark in Perthshire. The course that Jack built will reach the ultimate high in 2014 when it hosts the Ryder Cup matches.
PAUL CASEY: Hot shot rookie
In his rookie season of 2001, Paul Casey, like Nick Faldo before him, recorded his first professional victory at Gleneagles, when edging out the German, Alex Cejka, by a shot to win the Scottish PGA Championship on the PGA Centenary. What puts Casey among the elite of Gleneagles is that he went back there in 2006 for the Johnnie Walker championship and he won all over again, once again by a single stroke.
ADAM SCOTT: Sweet 63
Arguably the most astonishing performance ever seen at Gleneagles was put up by the young Australian, Adam Scott, at the Diageo Scottish PGA Championship in 2002. Scott blitzed the quality field with four-round total of 23-under, shooting four rounds in the 60s including a 65 in his second round and a stunning 63 on final round. Scott won by 10 shots, the biggest winning margin we have seen here.
