Kingsbarns Golf Links
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Where to stay while you play Kingsbarns Golf Links
4 hotels package this course — cheapest first, every one tailored to your group.
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Fairmont St Andrews Hotel
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The Old Course Hotel Golf Resort & Spa
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Greywalls Hotel & Chez Roux, Muirfield
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Scores Hotel
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Stay & play — fromAbout Kingsbarns Golf Links
Kingsbarns Golf Links is special indeed. The warm hospitality, hearty handshake of the first tee starter and the superb quality of this immaculate golf course make a day here a day to remember. Kyle Phillips designed this Top 100 Ranked golf course and by setting it in an amphitheatre along the coast, nearly every hole boasts spectacular views of the North Sea. Every year Kingsbarns joins the Old Course, St Andrews and Carnoustie Golf Links as a co-host of the European Tour’s prestigious Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
- Clubhouse with full catering facilities
- Professional Shop, well stocked with good selection of crested clothing.
- Locker room lounge
- Practice range
- Buggies, Caddies and Electric trolleys available
Our take
Co-hosting alongside the Old Course and Carnoustie every year tells you where Kingsbarns stands; Kyle Phillips built a modern links that earned its Top 100 ranking honestly.
- Serious golfersNearly every hole plays against the North Sea and the wind makes full use of that. The 12th and the 16th are the round-wreckers; walk off either with par and you have played properly.
- Higher handicapsFor all the reputation it is a flat, friendly walk, under 60 metres of climb all day. Into the sea breeze take one club more than you believe and your score will thank you.
- CouplesA day out as much as a round: the handshake from the starter on the first tee, sea views on nearly every hole, and a pace that suits savouring it.
Tell us who’s coming and how you like to play, and we’ll shape the right trip around you.
How it plays
What you are actually facing
18holes
72par
7,227yards
58mof climb
8water hazards
The walk. Flat, and an easy walk — 58 metres of climb over the round.
The wind. The wind is usually south-westerly, averaging 15 km/h, gusting to 55. It is the club selection that catches people out, not the yardage.
The water. 8 hazards in play. Bring a few more balls than you think you need.
The design. Kyle Phillips.
The holes that will cost you. The 12th, the 16th and the 9th. The 12th is the one you will be talking about afterwards.
Hole by hole — how we would play it
1
422 yards — flat
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Downwind — take less
2
188 yards — plays like 183, flat
one-shotter — club for the effective number, not the card
Crosswind — allow for drift
3
502 yards — plays like 507, flat
reachable in two — go for it
Crosswind — allow for drift
4
429 yards — flat
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
5
426 yards — flat
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
6
334 yards — flat
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
7
482 yards — flat
a full two-shotter — driver, then a mid/long iron
Crosswind — allow for drift
8
160 yards — flat
one-shotter — club for the effective number, not the card
Crosswind — allow for drift
9
535 yards — flat
three-shot hole — position over power
Crosswind — allow for drift
10
394 yards — flat
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
11
477 yards — plays like 469, downhill
a full two-shotter — driver, then a mid/long iron
Downwind — take less
12
604 yards — plays like 596, downhill
three-shot hole — position over power
Crosswind — allow for drift
13
148 yards — plays like 141, downhill
one-shotter — club for the effective number, not the card
Crosswind — allow for drift
14
392 yards — flat
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
15
193 yards — flat
one-shotter — club for the effective number, not the card
Crosswind — allow for drift
16
579 yards — flat
three-shot hole — position over power
Crosswind — allow for drift
17
455 yards — flat
a full two-shotter — driver, then a mid/long iron
Crosswind — allow for drift
18
441 yards — flat
a full two-shotter — driver, then a mid/long iron
Crosswind — allow for drift
Terrain and prevailing-weather data, read hole by hole. It is our own assessment of how the course plays, not an official course or slope rating.
The course at a glance
DesignerKyle Phillips
Holes18
Par72
Length7,227 yds
TypeLinks
DifficultyFlat · 58m of climb
Slope123
Opened2000
Prevailing windSouth-westerly
Signature holeHole 12 · Three-shot hole, position over power
Pedigree
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship co-host
WHERE TO STAY
Places to stay while you play Kingsbarns Golf Links
Base yourself near the course — every venue here includes Kingsbarns Golf Links in your golf holiday.
This course4 places to stay
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- Fairmont St Andrews HotelFrom
£655pp (≈ €765) (≈ $865) (≈ CA$1,225) (≈ AU$1,245) (≈ NZ$1,505) (≈ CHF 705) (≈ kr 8,365) (≈ kr 8,465) (≈ kr 5,715) - The Old Course Hotel Golf Resort & SpaFrom
£865pp (≈ €1,005) (≈ $1,145) (≈ CA$1,625) (≈ AU$1,645) (≈ NZ$1,985) (≈ CHF 935) (≈ kr 11,055) (≈ kr 11,185) (≈ kr 7,555) - Greywalls Hotel & Chez Roux, MuirfieldFrom
£1,130pp (≈ €1,315) (≈ $1,505) (≈ CA$2,115) (≈ AU$2,155) (≈ NZ$2,595) (≈ CHF 1,225) (≈ kr 14,435) (≈ kr 14,615) (≈ kr 9,875) - Scores HotelFrom
£1,230pp (≈ €1,435) (≈ $1,635) (≈ CA$2,305) (≈ AU$2,345) (≈ NZ$2,825) (≈ CHF 1,335) (≈ kr 15,715) (≈ kr 15,905) (≈ kr 10,745)
Venue details checked by the Golf Planet Holidays specialist team · Updated May 2026