BUCHANAN CASTLE GOLF CLUB
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Details Correct As Of 27/05/2008
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CONTACT DETAILS
Address
The Estate Office
Drymen
Town
Glasgow
Postcode
G63 0HY
Secretary / Manager
Richard Kinsella
First Name / Manager
Richard
Telephone
01360 660307
Fax
01360 870382
Club Website Address
www.buchanancastlegolfclub.com/
Email Address
buchanancastle@sol.com.uk
Course Information Line Telephone
01360 660330
Greenkeeper
No Information Given
Club Professional
Keith Baxter
Telephone
01360 660330
Fax
01360 870382
Pro's Website Address
No Information Given
Pro's Email Address
No Information Given
Club Steward / Manager
No Information Given
Telephone
No Information Given
Fax
No Information Given
COURSE INFORMATION
Number Of Holes
18 Hole
Course Yardage
6052
Par
70
Yardage Markers On Course
Changing Room Facilities
Handicap Certificates Required
Driving Range
Soft Spikes Required
Society Day(s)
Thur
Type Of Club
Members
Course Type
Parkland
GREEN AND MEMBERSHIP FEES
Green Fees Weekdays
38
Green Fees Weekends
48
Green Fees Twilight
No Information Given
Green Fees Junior
No Information Given
Green Fees Society
No Information Given
Green Fees Other
No Information Given
Joining Fee
600
7 Day Membership Fee
526
5 Day Membership Fee
No Information Given
Ladies Membership Fee
591
Junior Membership Fee
No Information Given
Country Membership Fee
No Information Given
Other Membership Fees
No Information Given
Membership Fee Information
No Information Given
PRO SHOP SERVICES
Proshop Available
Club Hire Available
Club Repairs Available
Custom Club Fitting Service
Trolley Hire Available
Electric Trolley Repair
Buggy Hire Available
Lessons Available
Course Planner Available
CLUB HOUSE FACILITIES
Bar Available
Breakfast Available
Lunch Available
Afternoon Tea Available
Dinner Available
Accommodation Available
CLUB HISTORY
The clubhouse was built on the site of the ancient Buchanan House, home of the Buchanan family which had held the lands on Loch Lomondside since the 13th century. The Graham Family, the Dukes of Montrose, bought the estate in the 17th century and have held it since. The original house burned down in 1852, but the present clubhouse incorporates some of the surviving walls.
Among other things, the Montroses were much involved in the breeding and training of racehorses and kept a large establishment at Newmarket, as they did at Buchanan Castle. The ground on which the golf course is laid out was used as a racetrack, and for training gallops. The greatest success was the 1878 Derby Winner, Sefton, ridden by Harry Constable. The win is commemorated in the name of the 18th hole of the course, and in a huge oil painting of Sefton, jockey and attendants which graces the lounge in the clubhouse. The dining room displays the portraits of the Dukes of Montrose, with the Duchesses in the lounge.
John McDonald Bannerman, one of the most famous of all Scottish rugby Internationals, was factor to the Duke of Montrose in 1935, when golf at Buchanan Castle was first mooted. He summoned James Braid, five times Open Champion, then in his sixties and a man who designed courses the length and breadth of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Braid had a hand in the Kings at Gleneagles, Rosemount, carnoustie and Dalmahoy.
Braids Autograph was perhaps the dog leg hole and the original Buchanan Castle had 12 of them and ran to 6800 yards with 8 par 5s. The course was opened in May 1936 by the 6th Duke of Montrose. It was to prove too challenging for the ordinary member and the length was progressively reduced to its present comfortable medal length of 6052, with little troublesome rough.
OTHER INFORMATION
The original course was constructed at a lengthy 6853 yards featuring 8 par 5s. The course favoured the long hitter with the 6th hole in particular requiring a drive carry of 200 yards to cross the Endrick Water. According to extracts from Hugh R Buchanan in 1936, ...the course played long as there was no run on the ball..., and he mentions that it was opportune that the 9th returned to the Clubhouse as ..players could take sustenance from the bar.., or ... replensih their stock of golf balls....or ...both...
Six holes of the course were closed during the war years and turned over to agricultural use, and His Grace offered the castle to the British Red Cross, who subsequently commandeered it to become the 4th Scottish General Hospital. Courtesy of the course and clubhouse being given to officers etc.
The course was reduced in length in 1947 with a new 6 holes being added to the 12 retained during the war. A Charity Exhibition Match in aid of the Soldiers, Sailors and Airmens Families Association between Walter Hagen (USA), Dai Rees, and Joe Kirkwood was held on the 13th September 1947 to mark the opening of the new (shortened) course.
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