Blairgowrie 2 Days 2026

Two days at one of Scotland's most beautiful inland golfing venues, two contrasting championship courses, some seriously tight scoring across every leaderboard, and a lovely reunion tour storyline running through the trip — the 2026 Blairgowrie 2 Days delivered a truly memorable couple of days.

The Tour

There are few places in inland golf that match the setting of Blairgowrie. With two outstanding championship courses — plus the popular "wee course" that a few of our players used for a warm-up round — the venue's mix of design pedigree, natural beauty, and hospitality makes this trip one of the most popular on the calendar.

Nice to see so many returning golfers at this event too, including a group of 18 former members of Dinsdale Golf Club, which sadly closed earlier this year. They chose Golf Pairs and Blairgowrie for a proper reunion tour — a really lovely story, and it was a pleasure to have them with us.

Day 1 — Blairgowrie (Rosemount Course)

Course Highlights

The Rosemount Course at Blairgowrie Golf Club is a premier championship inland golf course in Perthshire, famed for its stunning setting among pine, birch, and heather. Designed with foundational work by the legendary Dr. Alister MacKenzie (the architect of Augusta National) and finished by James Braid, it's a course with genuine design royalty in its DNA.

Expansive fairways cut through a truly beautiful landscape — praised by both MacKenzie and Tom Morris as one of the most beautiful inland settings in golf. A course that lives up to every ounce of its reputation.

Weather Conditions

Sunny and a pleasant 20°C for most of the day, with a very gentle breeze — genuinely excellent scoring conditions, and the field made the most of them.

Tournament Highlights

Two teams tied at the top of the WHS leaderboard with a superb 47 points — Scott Thomson and Anthony Gribbenjust edging it with a better back nine over David Morrison and Gary McDonald.

The Gross competition was even tighter — three teams tied at the top with 39 points apiece: Alex Carter and Dylan Parker, Neil Harker-Bell and Stephen Hooper, and Dan Downes and Pete Davis. Genuinely elite scoring across the top of the leaderboard.

Day 1 Prize Winners

WHS Leaderboard

• 1st — Scott Thomson & Anthony Gribben — 47 points (better back 9)
• 2nd — David Morrison & Gary McDonald — 47 points

Gross Leaderboard (three-way tie on 39 points)

• Alex Carter & Dylan Parker
• Neil Harker-Bell & Stephen Hooper
• Dan Downes & Pete Davis

On the Course

• Men's Longest Drive — Alex Stevenson
• Ladies' Longest Drive — Tania Dodd
• Nearest the Pin (6th) — Ronnie Douglas

Day 2 — Blairgowrie (Lansdowne Course)

Course Highlights

Designed by the legendary duo Peter Alliss and Dave Thomas and opened in 1979, the Lansdowne Course stretches over 7,000 yards from the championship tees. Known for being tighter, longer, and more penal than its sibling Rosemount, Lansdowne serves as a proper test of driving accuracy and strategic course management. A serious step up in challenge — and one the field embraced brilliantly.

Weather Conditions

Colder than yesterday, with a few heavy rain showers in the morning that made scoring genuinely difficult. The afternoon starters got the better end of the deal though, with the weather brightening up and giving the later groups a much more pleasant round.

Tournament Highlights

The WHS leaderboard produced another really tight top — three teams tied on 45 points:

• Ben Liddle (4.8) and Dan Thompson (12.4)
• Julie Wyatt (16.5) and David Mann (2.3)
• Valerie McKune (28.6) and David McKune (14.7)

Just behind on 44 points were five further teams — a properly packed leaderboard.

The Gross round of the day was a genuinely outstanding piece of golf from Neil Harker-Bell (+0.1) and Stephen Hooper (7.3) — a stunning 3-under-par 68, built on 15 pars and 3 birdies. That round was enough to see the pair take the Overall Gross title by three clear points.

Day 2 Prize Winners

WHS Leaderboard (three-way tie on 45 points)

• Ben Liddle & Dan Thompson
• Julie Wyatt & David Mann
• Valerie McKune & David McKune

Gross Leaderboard

• Best Gross Round — Neil Harker-Bell & Stephen Hooper — 68 (-3)

On the Course

• Men's Longest Drive — Luke Sullivan
• Ladies' Longest Drive — Maggie Lazell
• Nearest the Pin (9th) — Chris McGinn

Overall Two-Day Winners

Two contrasting championship courses over two days — and the consistency needed to top the overall leaderboard produced a properly memorable finish.

Huge congratulations to Steven Convery (0.8) and Robert Cochrane (10.9), who added their 44 points on Day 2 to a superb 46 points on Day 1 to finish tied at the top on 90 points overall — matched by the excellent effort of Stewart Forbes (12.1) and Rob Anderson (13.0). A brilliant two-day performance from both pairs.

The Overall Gross title went to Neil Harker-Bell and Stephen Hooper, sealed by that stunning 3-under-par 68 on Day 2 — enough to take the Overall Gross by three clear points and cap off a genuinely elite two days.

Overall WHS Winners (tied on 90 points)

• Steven Convery & Robert Cochrane
• Stewart Forbes & Rob Anderson

Overall Gross Winner

• Neil Harker-Bell & Stephen Hooper

A truly memorable two days at one of Scotland's most beautiful golfing venues. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the trip, to Blairgowrie Golf Club for hosting us so superbly across both days, and huge congratulations to all our winners across the individual days and the overall competition.

A special welcome (and see-you-again) too to our group of ex-Dinsdale members, genuinely lovely to have hosted your reunion tour, and we hope you've made some great memories on the trip. Already looking forward to next year's Blairgowrie 2 Days.