NEW YORK – The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. is offering an exclusive Leading Golf event catering to sophisticated global travelers who want to play the world’s finest golf courses and enjoy distinctive experiences, while staying at luxurious one-of-a-kind hotels.

The Gleneagles Hotel, set in the Perthshire countryside in the heart of Scotland, will host this Leading Golf Signature Event, September 26-29, 2010. Golfers will have the rare opportunity to play the course that will host the 2014 Ryder Cup and reside in what has been described as a “Riviera in the Highlands.”

Golfers participating in the Signature Event will play Gleneagles’ PGA Centenary Course, a Jack Nicklaus design and site of the 40^th Ryder Cup Matches; and the Kings Course, a classic layout created by five-time Open Championship winner James Braid that opened in1919. The third course offered, world-renowned Kingsbarns, is a modern interpretation of the best of Scottish links golf located in Fife, a short drive from Gleneagles.

The Signature Event cost for golfers is USD 2,850 and USD 2,150 for non-golfers. All tour costs are exclusive of airfare, meals and beverages other than those specified, caddie fees and gratuities.

The Gleneagles Hotel – one of Scotland's most luxurious five-star resorts – is renowned for its sumptuous accommodations, elegant restaurants and one of the world’s most acclaimed destination spas, the Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA.

Through an association with golf and lifestyle tour operator PerryGolf, which helped create the Leading Golf program, guests of the Signature Event at Gleneagles may extend their stay to include the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in Wales for an additional charge.

For additional information about the Signature Event visit www.lhw.com/golfgleneagles or call 877.885.2512 to make a reservation.