Members please ensure you repair pitch marks on the fairways and plug marks on the greens. This is your course please take an interest in its appearance. Founded in 1899, the club and course enjoy a backdrop more reminiscent of the Swiss Alps than Central Scotland. Indeed, this was confirmed when, on 20th June 1879 while passing by train, Queen Victoria described Tillicoultry as "lying in a wooded green valley at the foot of the [Ochil] hills, reminding me of Italy and Switzerland".