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Contents1 Course Vitals
2 Playing Card Overview
3 Club Features
4 Club Description
5 Course Description
6 Green Fees
7 Directions
8 Local Accomadation
9 Hole by Hole Info
10 Scorecard
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The Mulligan+ Course Guide for Kingsbarns Golf Course - Kingsbarns Golf Club
Type Links
Country Scotland
Region Scotland
County Fife
Town St Andrews
Address Kingsbarns
Postcode KY16 8QD
Phone 01334 460860
Email [email protected]
Website www.kingsbarns.com
Course Vitals
Holes 18 Yards 6652 Slope 136
SSS 73 Par 72 Par 72 - (Ladies & Juniors)
Playing Card 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Hole Par 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 5 3 4 3 5 4 4
Par (Ld's & Juniors) 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 5 3 4 3 5 4 4
Stroke Index 13 9 15 3 7 11 1 17 5 14 8 4 12 18 10 16 6 2
Club Features
Club House Club Hire Putting Green Pro Shop
Practice Area Club Bar Driving Range Restaurant
Trolley Hire Changing Rooms Buggy Hire Lessons
The Club
The Kingsbarns Golf Links site has long been known for its intimate connection with the sea. The fact that its golf origins date back to1793 is testimony to the attributes of the site which foster ideal conditions for links turf to flourish amid interesting natural terrain.This unique part of East Fife has sandy soils, undulating ridges and hollows, Cambo burn running into the sea, all set immediatelyagainst the rugged coastline of the North Sea. Kingsbarns Golf Links is a tribute to its rich Scottish links heritage.
"The first time he set eyes on the place, Sir Michael Bonallack, former secretary of the R&A and British Amateur champion five times,said: ‘Kingsbarns might well be one of the last true seaside links sites capable of development in Scotland. Mere words cannot conveyjust how extraordinary the place is. It must be seen to be believed. And once seen it will never be forgotten.’ He is not a man given tohyperbole.
Kingsbarns has its share of bunkers but not too many. Mark Parsinen studied several of Scotland’s greatest courses before settlingdown with Kyle Phillips to design his own layout and concluded that, above all, golfers should walk off the 18th with a smile on theirface, not looking as if they had just gone 10 rounds with Lennox Lewis.
To further this philosophy he took the Augusta National approach which, in its simplest terms, means that getting from tee to greenis relatively easy, but if you want to score, you have to be in the right part of the green. The putting surfaces are very large and arefilled with subtle (and sometimes very obvious) undulations, which mean that a straight putt is a rarity and the first part of your gamethat has to be in good working order is your putting stroke. The greens are also in superb condition all year round – largely thanks tothe course’s policy of closing at the end of November every year and re-opening at the end of March."
Check out our article - What Makes a Great Golf Course? by Martin Vousden
Rated 5th in ‘World Top 100 Course You Must Play’Golf World 2005
Featured in the ‘Top 100 Courses in the World’Golf magazine 2001, 2003, 2005
Rated ‘Best New International Course’Golf Digest 2000
The Course
"Kingsbarns Golf Links is without doubt the best new golf course I have ever played with views of the sea from every holecomplimented by a decision-making and strategic layout. It's traditional golf at its best and I don't think you could ever tire of playingsuch a magnificent Links. Kingsbarns in my opinion, is one of the great golfing experiences in the world". - Sandy Jones, ExecutiveDirector of the PGA
Green Fees
Standard Greenfee Price £165.00 Price £165.00 (Juniors)
Kingsbarns is Open between 1st April - 30th October and closes during the winter.
Directions
Kingsbarns Golf Links is located on the east coast near the village of Kingsbarns, 7 miles (10 km) southeast of St Andrews, Fife. From St Andrews: Take A917 toward Crail. After passing through the village of Kingsbarns, the entrance to Kingsbarns Golf Links issign posted on the left 800 yards (750m) beyond Back Style Road. Allow 20 minutes driving time.
From Edinburgh Airport: Allow 1 Hour and 20 Minutes
From Glasgow Airport: Allow 2 Hours
Local Accommodation
Pitmilly West Lodge - More InfoTelephone: 01334 880581Situated in a rural location only 5 minutes from the golf course. Enjoy delightful 4 star en -suiteaccommodation, delicious homecooking - everything you could wish for a fabulous break
1 - Hole 1
Par 4 Par 4 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 13
Championship - 414 Medal - 388 Regular - 370 C'ship Ladies - 370 Ladies & Juniors - 294
A tee shot played down the left side opens up the green for runningshots and takes the steeply revetted (stacked sod) bunker, front rightof the green, out of play. For safety off the tee, play toward thefairway bunker. There is fairway beyond the dune on the right. Beprepared for a more demanding approach however.
2 - Hole 2
Par 3 Par 3 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 9
Championship - 200 Medal - 190 Regular - 165 C'ship Ladies - 165 Ladies & Juniors - 136
A low running shot in windy conditions is best played to land shorttoward the left edge of the green in a pocket of fairway hidden fromthe player's view from the tee. The contours of the pocket will turn theball toward the green unless the ball flies too far in which case thereare no supporting contours.
3 - Hole 3
Par 5 Par 5 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 15
Championship - 516 Medal - 502 Regular - 471 C'ship Ladies - 417 Ladies & Juniors - 417
The shortest of Kingsbarns par fives often plays downwind. A tightishdriving hole. Beware the large and nasty revetted bunker, front andright of the green. It could represent a full stroke penalty.
4 - Hole 4
Par 4 Par 4 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 3
Championship - 408 Medal - 389 Regular - 365 C'ship Ladies - 298 Ladies & Juniors - 298
A decision is required here. Carrying the main fairway bunker leaves asimple run in or pitch to the green. Playing to the right on the tee shotleaves a difficult angle to the green and an unsettling visualperspective. Playing short of the bunker off the tee preserves aneasier angle than playing to the right
5 - Hole 5
Par 4 Par 4 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 7
Championship - 398 Medal - 370 Regular - 350 C'ship Ladies - 350 Ladies & Juniors - 298
Although a tee shot down the left side is visually uncomfortable (whilealso making for a longer second shot), it opens up the green visuallyand accommodates a running or releasing shot to all pin locations.
6 - Hole 6
Par 4 Par 4 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 11
Championship - 337 Medal - 318 Regular - 287 C'ship Ladies - 287 Ladies & Juniors - 341
This is not a hole where one can simply "hit it down the fairway". Onemust consider a plan for playing into the unusually shaped green. Acarry over the bunkers to a raised plateau makes for excellentvisibility of the putting surface and leaves an approach angle whichputs greenside contours in a position to feed balls towards pins. Teeshots to the left cause these same contours to be confounding ratherthan correcting. Playing short leaves a blind shot. The sixth hole takesplay into the area of the course which has links origins dating back to1793.
7 - Hole 7
Par 4 Par 4 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 1
Championship - 470 Medal - 436 Regular - 421 C'ship Ladies - 369 Ladies & Juniors - 369
A "muscle" par four. Judge the consequences of right-to-left contoursthroughout the hole and a wind that is often right-to-left as well. Thegreen has a gathering hollow that pulls balls from the middle left ofthe green's surface down into a tightcut hollow outwith the greenitself where recoveries are testing.
8 - Hole 8
Par 3 Par 3 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 17
Championship - 168 Medal - 154 Regular - 132 C'ship Ladies - 132 Ladies & Juniors - 89
The left half of the green is a lower plateau. The left side can beattacked directly or the green contours used to feed a right-to-left ballfrom the centre down toward left side pins. Although the frontingbunker is detached from the green, a running shot is more advisablefor right side pins. There is ample fairway to support this tactic.
9 - Hole 9
Par 5 Par 5 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 5
Championship - 558 Medal - 536 Regular - 500 C'ship Ladies - 460 Ladies & Juniors - 460
The ninth green is perhaps the most significantly contoured atKingsbarns with perhaps the most challenging pin locations.Approaching the green from the left generally allows contours to betaken on the perpendicular. Third shots from the right must carry thesteeply-rivetted, front right bunker and then cope with contours whichcan severely deflect the ball off one's aim. An heroic tee shot over theright side rough can pay huge dividends but is inherently risky. Aconservative drive and second play left and short of the cross bunkersmay be the ticket.
10 - Hole 10
Par 4 Par 4 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 14
Championship - 387 Medal - 373 Regular - 353 C'ship Ladies - 353 Ladies & Juniors - 265
A short par four. Accuracy versus power may be in order here. Thisgreen is the most inland of the greens at Kingsbarns. Check out theview - hopefully after having started the back nine with a birdie at thiselevated green.
11 - Hole 11
Par 4 Par 4 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 8
Championship - 455 Medal - 425 Regular - 369 C'ship Ladies - 369 Ladies & Juniors - 324
Carrying the bunker down the left will not put you in the secondbunker on the left. Fairway contours will see to that under most windconditions. All the greenside contours and issues make an angle fromthe left much easier. If the trees at the right of the green get in yourmind, a ball out to the left is no bargain given the deep tight-cuthollow there.
12 - Hole 12
Par 5 Par 5 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 4
Championship - 606 Medal - 566 Regular - 538 C'ship Ladies - 538 Ladies & Juniors - 442
Aim your drive on the prominent bunker straight down the rightcentre. Carrying the right side ridge pays forward-bounce dividends. Asecond play out to the right might be least risky while preserving anangle for the third shot down the axis of this long and narrow green -this also takes the large greenside bunker out of play.
13 - Hole 13
Par 3 Par 3 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 12
Championship - 148 Medal - 135 Regular - 123 C'ship Ladies - 123 Ladies & Juniors - 113
The shortest hole on the golf course follows the longest. Afussy,"wee" hole - no doubt about it. Hitting the smallest green on thecourse is to be applauded, even if from a ricochet off the rock face.
14 - Hole 14
Par 4 Par 4 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 18
Championship - 366 Medal - 335 Regular - 307 C'ship Ladies - 307 Ladies & Juniors - 284
A short respite hole. Take it out to the left where there are acres ofroom, but watch out for the niggling little bunker guarding the frontleft of the green. Or forget the respite and take it between the bunkerswith a cut. The green is now open for "birdie business".
15 - Hole 15
Par 3 Par 3 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 10
Championship - 212 Medal - 185 Regular - 151 C'ship Ladies - 151 Ladies & Juniors - 110
"Tighten yer kilt laddie". A good round can derail here. A line on theback left bunker geos ones ball flying over playable turf quickest.Recoveries from the left side of the green however, can encounterdeflecting green contours which need to be accounted for in takingaim. Beware - on the tee it is often calm although the wind is usuallyblowing above the trees even if you cant feel it.
16 - Hole 16
Par 5 Par 5 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 16
Championship - 565 Medal - 504 Regular - 481 C'ship Ladies - 481 Ladies & Juniors - 377
Watch out for the fairway bunker down the right side off the tee. Thegreen opens up to shots from the right. If heavy hitters consider this atwo shot hole, play the tee shot down the right. If playing in three,consider playing the tee shot down the left. Second shots must fusswith the revette bunker on the right side of the fairway about 85 yardsfrom the greens centre. The burn behind and to the right of thegreen is sneaky close.
17 - Hole 17
Par 4 Par 4 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 6
Championship - 474 Medal - 432 Regular - 408 C'ship Ladies - 334 Ladies & Juniors - 334
A finishing muscle hole. Carrying the corner bunker at the rightdefinitely opens up the green visually and also shortens the secondshot. Otherwise, there is ample room out to the left from the tee. But,mid to long iron approaches will test ones skill in reaching thiselevated green in egulation.
18 - Hole 18
Par 4 Par 4 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 2
Championship - 444 Medal - 414 Regular - 383 C'ship Ladies - 320 Ladies & Juniors - 320
The line is the left side of the clubhouse. The test is the approach shotwhich is typically played into a quartering wind from the right.Anything just short of the green is likely to find the burn and a fastride out to sea. If your match comes down to this finishing hole, beprepared or interesting dynamics and emotions. Forget notions of par.Discretion might be the savvy way to prevail in your match. Ormaybe just grip it and rip it to impress the gathering crowd in andround the clubhouse.
Scorecard
Holes 18 Yards 6652 Slope 136
SSS 73 Par 72 Par 72 - (Ladies & Juniors)
Playing Card - OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT HCP NET
Stroke Index 13 9 15 3 7 11 1 17 5
Hole Par 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 36 36
Par (Ld's/Jn'rs) 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 36 36
Playing Card - IN 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN HCP NET
Stroke Index 14 8 4 12 18 10 16 6 2
Hole Par 4 4 5 3 4 3 5 4 4 36 72
Par (Ld's/Jn'rs) 4 4 5 3 4 3 5 4 4 36 72
Tees Played
Championship Medal Regular C'ship Ladies Ladies & Juniors
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