Kingsbarns
Kyle Phillips design of 2000 that rebuilt dunes lost to farming
Overview
Kingsbarns was crafted on farmland to feel ancient, and it stages the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship each October. Nearly every hole meets the North Sea. It proved modern links architecture could stand beside courses twice its age on any ranking list.
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