Blairgowrie (Lansdowne Course)

The Lansdowne Course is Blairgowrie Golf Club's second 18-hole layout, designed by Peter Alliss and Dave Thomas in 1979. Where the Rosemount (James Braid 1934) is the more subtle and traditional design, the Lansdowne represents the later era of heathland architecture: longer, wider fairways, more severe bunkering, and a par 72 that stretches to 6,900 yards from the back tees.

The course winds through the same mature pine, silver birch and heather as the Rosemount, using the slightly lower-lying ground to the north and east of the main complex. The terrain is less dramatic than the Rosemount's rolling contours, but the extra length and the additional width of the fairways make it a different test — better suited to longer hitters who want to score on the par 5s, harder for mid-handicappers who rely on positioning over distance.

Visitor green fee is £85–115, similar to the Rosemount. Combination tickets for both courses on the same day are available at the club and represent the best way to compare two decades of heathland architecture on the same site. The Lansdowne is rarely the reason visitors come to Blairgowrie — that remains the Rosemount — but it provides an excellent second day's golf for those who make the Perthshire journey.