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Course Info - Kingsbarns
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Course Info - Kingsbarns

Course

Opened – 2000

Course Designer – Kyle Phillips

Special Features - large undulating greens

General Playability – good test of links golf with stunning views.

Undulating/Flat – quite a flat course with undulating fairways.

Treelined/exposed – very exposed links course

Many / few water hazards – very few

Changes to the Course – redesign of bunker on 13th hole

Greens

Type of grass - fescue & bent

Height of cut - 5mm

Speed/stimp reading - approx 9.5 on the stimp

Any specific comments – more grass cover then in previous year

Fairways

Type of grass – fescue, bent & poa pratensis

Height of cut – 12mm

General width and contouring – wide fairways

Any specific comments -

Tees

Type of grass – fescue, bent & poa pratensis

Height of cut - 7 mm

Collars

Type of grass - fescue, bent & poa pratensis

Height of cut – 7 mm

Rough

Type of grass – sheeps fescue

Semi-rough - Height of cut – 37mm

Intermediate – Height of cut –

Rough - Height of cut – 100mm

Any specific comments –

Weather

In advance – dry

Forecast for tournament – wet &windy

Other Features

A lot of bunkers so accuracy from tee will be rewarded

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