Kingsbarns Golf Links, Championship golf links in Fife, Scotland
Kingsbarns Golf Links is a championship course on Scotland's North Sea coast with eighteen holes laid out along the shoreline. The design combines classic links golf features with open layouts that provide water views from nearly every position on the course.
The land operated as a golf course starting in 1793 but was converted to farmland during World War II. After the war it was redeveloped for golf following modern course design principles in Scotland.
The course reflects Scottish golfing traditions through natural sand dunes, pot bunkers, and fescue grass found throughout the layout. Visitors notice how the coastal landscape shapes the way the game is played and experienced here.
Players should prepare for changeable coastal weather conditions, especially sea winds that can significantly affect play. The best times to visit are typically mornings or early afternoons when conditions are most predictable.
Six of the eighteen holes play directly along the water's edge with shots taken just meters from the sea. This immediate shoreline setting makes each stroke at those holes a memorable experience with constant ocean accompaniment.
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