Kingsbarns Golf Links is a seaside Scottish links

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along 1.8 miles of shoreline near

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, 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

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pro-am event that is also played at

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and

Carnoustie Golf Links Carnoustie Golf Links is in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Carnoustie has four courses – the historic Championship Course, the Burnside Course, the Buddon Links Course and a free-to-play short, five-hole course called The Nestie. Carnoustie G ...

. In July 2017, Kingsbarns hosted the Ricoh Women’s British Open.

Location

Kingsbarns Golf Links is located along a 1.8 mile stretch of

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coastline, seven miles from

, Scotland. The 220-acre site is situated within the

Cambo Estate Cambo Estate lies close to the village of Kingsbarns in north-east Fife, Scotland. It is within the East Neuk, south-east of St Andrews. At the heart of the estate lies the 19th-century Cambo House, the home of Sir Peter Erskine, Bt and Lady Ca ...

History of Kingsbarns

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 William "Willie" Auchterlonie (7 August 1872 – 27 February 1963) was a Scotland, Scottish professional golfer. He was a native of St Andrews. He won the 1893 Open Championship at the age of and he remains the second youngest Open Champion afte ...

laid out the course in 1922 which closed again at the onset of the

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s 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 of architect Kyle Phillips and the course opened in July 2000. The course has no membership and welcomes visitors. Scotland Fife Kingsbarns 20070725 0155

Kingsbarns Golf Links 2nd hole and coastline

Tournaments hosted

Ricoh Women's British Open

In 2017, the Ricoh Women’s British Open was held at Kingsbarns Golf Links; the winner was South Korean

In-Kyung Kim Kim In-Kyung, also called In-Kyung Kim and I. K. Kim (born 13 June 1988), is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career Kim was a member of the Korean National Team in 2003 and 2004 and won three tou ...

Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is played over three courses –

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at St Andrews, the Championship Course,

and Kingsbarns Golf Links. The tournament has a format incorporating two separate competitions – an individual professional tournament and a team competition where amateur golfers play alongside the professionals.

The Jacques Léglise Trophy

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.

2010 Open Championship qualifying

In 2010, Kingsbarns hosted

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local qualifying event when The Open itself was held at

Magazine rankings

* 13th in "Top 100 Courses in the World" Golfscape.com 2020. * 27th in "World's 100 Greatest Courses" – ''Golf Digest'' 2020–2021. * 5th in "Scotland's Top 100 Golf Courses" – ''Golf World Top 100'' 2019. * 5th in "Scotland's Top 100 Golf Courses" – National Club Golfer 2019. *8th in "UK and Ireland Top 100 Golf Courses" – ''Golf World Top 100'' 2019. * 15th in "Top 100 Courses of UK and Ireland" – ''Golf Monthly'' 2019–2020.

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External links

*https://www.kingsbarns.com/ - Official Kingsbarns website *https://www.camboestate.com/ - Official Cambo Estate website Golf clubs and courses in Fife Sports venues in Fife Kingsbarns