Golf courses · Central Scotland
Kingsbarns Golf Links
In or near Pittenweem.
Kingsbarns Golf Links — golf course in Fife, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
About
Kingsbarns Golf Links is a golf course in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "golf course in Fife, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.2991°, -2.6438°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kingsbarns Golf Links is a seaside Scottish links golf course along 1.8 miles of shoreline near St Andrews, Scotland. It opened in 2000 and has been rated as one of the best courses in Scotland. It has also been ranked as one of the top 100 courses in the world, and received numerous media and industry awards. The course was designed by Kyle Phillips and the original developers were Mark Parsinen (1948-2019) and Art Dunkley. Dunkley retains ownership of the golf course following Parsinen’s departure in 2005. Since 2001, Kingsbarns has co-hosted the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, which is a European Tour pro-am event that is also played at The Old Course and Carnoustie Golf Links. In July 2017, Kingsbarns hosted the Ricoh Women’s British Open.
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Background
History
Golf has been played over at least part of the current course site on and off since 1793. The Kingsbarns Golfing Society was established in 1815 and its members played on the original 9-hole Kingsbarns course until it closed in 1850. The course was re-established in 1922 and the golfing society was reformed as Kingsbarns Golf Club which remains in existence today. Willie Auchterlonie laid out the course in 1922 which closed again at the onset of the Second World War. Land mines were installed on the course site as part of the national security defence effort and the ground reverted to rough pasture. Construction of the current Kingsbarns Golf Links began in November 1997 under the direction…
Description
The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an under-18 tournament played annually with the venue alternating between Great Britain and Ireland and the Continent of Europe.
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- Coordinates
- 56.2991, -2.6438
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY16 8SX
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Established
- 2000
Sources
- wikidata: Q81905080 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kingsbarns Golf Links (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Kingsbarns Golf Links 2nd hole and coastline.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kingsbarns Golf Links?
- Kingsbarns Golf Links is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode KY16 8SX).
- What is Kingsbarns Golf Links?
- Kingsbarns Golf Links — golf course in Fife, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Kingsbarns Golf Links?
- Drivers can use postcode KY16 8SX.
- When was Kingsbarns Golf Links built?
- Built or established in 2000.
- How do I get to Kingsbarns Golf Links?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY16 8SX. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.