Huxley Golf has created an all-weather feature for the PGA National Academy for Scotland at Gleneagles that will further enhance the Perthshire venue’s reputation as one of the world’s best practice and coaching facilities.
The Academy’s new practice tee and short game area will enable year-round play for the benefit of PGA Professionals and players alike.
PGA National Golf Academy Manager Matthew Reid said: “Here at Gleneagles, we combine leading instruction with unrivalled practice facilities to give golfers of all ages and abilities the opportunity to enjoy the sport and grow their game in the most comprehensive and desirable surroundings. Huxley Golf’s elite golf surfaces are a key component of us being able to deliver this service. Silent and comfortable underfoot, they look, feel and play just like natural turf, yet so much more hard-wearing.”
Huxley Golf installed a practice tee measuring 170ft x 12ft and two short game area tees of approximately 24ft x 6ft each. Both were created using Huxley Golf’s Premier Tee Turf 2.
Hugh Fraser, Huxley Golf’s Scotland & North East England Area Manager, said: “Premier Tee Turf 2 was the perfect solution for Matthew’s team at Gleneagles. With exceptional pile density, it sets the perfect stage and provides a superb all-weather playing surface. Its unique construction enables balls to be played straight off the surface or from a tee and, because no filler is needed, there’s very little maintenance needed to keep it in tip-top condition all year round, just as visitors to this iconic venue expect.”
Huxley’s artificial golf surfaces are in use all around the world at top-flight courses, resorts, and training academies. Across Scotland, the company has also recently created practice areas for the Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh, Gullane Golf Club, and The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers Muirfield.
