New golf course at Kingsbarns   more

Review extracted from Golf Odyssey, 24 December 2000

A few weeks before this year's British Open, which saw Tiger Woods treat the Old Course with impertinence, a new golf course opened some fifteen minutes down the coast from St. Andrews. Designed and built by a couple of Californians named Kyle Phillips and Mark Parsinen, it is called Kingsbarns Golf Links, after the tiny Fife village where it is located. Already, Kingsbarns can fairly lay claim to greatness.

New golf course at Kingsbarns   more

The St Andrews Citizen, 4 August 2000

The sun shone on the official opening of Kingsbarns Golf Course on Saturday.

Golfer's dream gives historic course new life   more

Jeremy Watson, Scotland on Sunday, 9 July 2000

A forgotten treasure of Scottish golf that was destroyed during the Second World War has been restored and will reopen this month.

Where to golf next: Historic golf and scenic courses   more

Judi Janofsky & Rich Steck, golf.com travel writers, 13 May 2000

St. Andrew's five-star Old Course Hotel Golf Resort & Spa has something new:

New Course in an Old Town   more

J M Passof, Links Magazine, March 2000

In a place, St. Andrews, Scotland, where all things royal and ancient are embraced, a thoroughly modern links called Kingsbarns makes a bold statement…

“Kingsbarns might well be one of the last true seaside links sites capable of development in Scotland. Mere words cannot convey just how extraordinary the place is. It must be seen to be believed. And once seen it will never be forgotten."

Sir Michael Bonallack Captain, Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews

Lady in waiting - extract   more

Bill Fields, Golf World, 18 February 2000

Mark Parsinen, teaming up with business partner Art Dunkley and golf course architect Kyle Phillips on Kingsbarns, knew that if his new course was going to garner respect it had to look old, even though it was new and shaped by men and bulldozers instead of sheep and the wind.

Kingsbarns fit for King Tiger   more

Mike Aitken, The Scotsman, February 2000

Kingsbarns, the most eagerly awaited new Scottish golf course since Loch Lomond, will attract worldwide attention by inviting Tiger Woods, Mark O'Meara and other leading players to enjoy exclusive use of the links in the week before the Open.

Scotland's New Championship-ready Links; Kingsbarns   more

Alister Nicol, golf.com columnist, 20 October 1999

No need for Tiger Woods, Mark O'Meara, David Duval and others to acclimatize in Ireland for next year's Open. Remember the name, Kingsbarns Golf Links. Barring a new Ice Age or some other cataclysmic upheaval the Fife course with a regal title will figure large in the annals of the royal and ancient game in years to come.

Kingsbarns Links Golf's Past With Its Future   more

The Globe and Mail, 13 October 1999

Sir Michael Bonallack is standing in a formal room at Strathtyrum, an ancient estate very near the Old Course. Bonallack, won five British Amateurs and recently retired from his post of secretary of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews. He's talking golf, but not the Old Course or the R & A. His subject is the Kingsbarns Golf Links, an extraordinary course 10 kilometres due south of St. Andrews that will open next summer.

Kingsbarns Deal to Benefit St. Andrews Golfers   more

Keith Mackie, R & A News Bulletin

A substantial interest free loan has been granted by the R&A to the developers of the new golf links at Kingsbarns. In return they will make a number of starting times available to local golfers in St. Andrews and north-east Fife.

Historic Course Re-born   more

Doug Proctor, Sunday Post

The home of golf is to have one of its original jewels restored. The resurrection of Kingsbarns Links, just outside St. Andrews, has been given the green light. It's sure to rival the Old Course itself for a place in the hearts of golf lovers the world over.

The New Old Course and the Sea   more

Golf and Leisure Magazine

All roads in golf history lead to St. Andrews, and although the town has six courses of choice, the Old Course is the one on which every golfer eventually wishes to test his or her game.

Experts prevent a hole in one - and erosion in two others   more

H R Wallingford, Press Release

Coastal experts have helped the construction of the prestigious new Kingsbarns Golf Links at Kingsbarns in Fife. The championship standard course - located near to the famous St. Andrews courses - is currently nearing completion following development by the California based company, Granite Bay Scotland Inc. Six of the holes will be sited along the shore, presenting golfers with dramatic views and challenging approach shots. Unfortunately it also presents the developers with the problem of coastal erosion.