The blast Neuk, as the second hole is called, is simply the east corner. We of the North speak of "neuk " as a corner" - the cosy corner by the tire is "the ingle neuk

The fairest neuk in a' the land lor am Auld I lame.

and we all are familiar with references to "the I'ast Neuk o'

Fife," a part of a Scottish county that claims a special distinction of its own. So we have The East Xeuk where the course stretches towards the verdant uplands of the Ochil Hills. A fine reference to the title of our choice may be found in that spirited old Scots song, "Maggie Lauder ": -

Then Rob made bonnie Meg his bride,

An' to the Kirk they ranted, He played the auld "East Xeuk o' Fife,"

An' merry Maggie vaunted.

You have in that verse, as in many others, a mention of the "East Xeuk" that bespeaks its familiarity to Scotsmen and to golfers the world over, for it is in Fife we have St. Andrews with its famous links. The name of this hole is a tribute to their excellence. It serves to remind us once again that to play at the historic centre of golf - the seat of Government, so to speak - and to add to that exhilarating experience the joy of playing at Glen-eagles, should be the desire of all. What Gleneagles owes to its proximity to the hub of the golfinu world - "the Royal and Ancient" - is cheerfully and readily acknowledged. Great are the benefits that golfers obtain through that proximity and the increased opportunities it ensures for the ureat game.

Abe mitchell on dun whinny