Gleneagles Close
Named after Gleneagles (King's Course), in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Gleneagles Close takes its name from Gleneagles (King's Course). It staged the 1921 match between British and American professionals that is regarded as the forerunner of the Ryder Cup, and hosted the Ryder Cup itself in 2014.
Club dates: 1919 (King's Course opened).
Where the club's facts come from: Gleneagles Hotel History, the club's own history.
How sure we are of the match: Strong
The estate's streets were named after golf courses. The streets page explains how each match was made.
In the story
- Building the Estate: The estate goes up
Families moved into Heysham Drive and Gleneagles Close in 1949.
Close by
Buildings
- Prestwick Road Meadows 100 m
- The Dick Whittington 140 m
- St Martin's Church, Muirfield Road 250 m
- Clarendon School (site) 260 m
- Oxhey Woods Local Nature Reserve 300 m
Ancient woods
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Ashen Spring) 300 m
- Pond Wood 430 m
- Oxhey Woods, southern part (Abbott's Wood and Nanscot Wood) 460 m
Walk stops
- The Dick Whittington 140 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - Little Oxhey Lane shops 320 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - Pond Wood 520 m
The heart of the estate walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.