California Golf Club of San Francisco
San Francisco, California
In 2007 the California Golf Club of San Francisco, one of the Bay Area's oldest and most respected private clubs, was completely renovated under the direction of Kyle Phillips Golf Course Design. The original A. Vernon Macan design was architecturally restored within the current property boundaries, using 1927 as a benchmark, when Dr. Alister Mackenzie re-bunkered the course.
Del Paso Country Club
Sacramento, California
Del Paso Country Club celebrated its 90th anniversary when the new course redesigned by Kyle Phillips opened for play July 2006. Founded in 1916, Del Paso once hosted tournaments that included legendary players such as Sir Henry Cotton and Tommy Armour, as well as the 1982 US Women's Open. The architectural personality of the original course designed by Scotsman John Black has been maintained while regaining its championship status.
Dundonald Links
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Troon
This Kyle Phillips link course can be added to the list of Royal Troon, Prestwick and Western Gailes, all connected by the historic Ayrshire rail line. Making its debut when the world of golf comes to Troon for The Open Championship in 2004, Dundonald has already been mooted as the future venue for the future venue for the Scottish Open.
Golf Eichenheim
Kitzbuhel-Aurach
The majestic Wilder Kaiser or "Wild King" mountain range serves as the backdrop for the Par Five, Tenth Hole at Golf Eichenheim. This Kyle Phillips design is the site of the Austrain Masters and is already one of the top-rated courses in Austria.
Kingsbarns Golf Links
St. Andrews
Near St. Andrews, Scotland, Kingsbarns is a magnificent seaside links course ranked among the Top 50 courses in the world by Golf Magazine 2001. It also received Golf Digest's Best New International Course in February 2001. Kingsbarns opened July 2000 and began hosting the Dunhill Links Championship in 2001.
The PGA of Sweden National Golf Resort
Troup
Only 30 minutes from Copenhagen, Denmark and 15 minutes from Malmo, Sweden, this scenic southern location offers players a longer golf season. This spectacular facility features the highest quality golf and training experience in Scandinavia, consisting of two new Kyle Phillips Golf Course Design championship courses and a nine hole short course. The Links Course, with its classic links-style architecture and traditional fescue grasses opens for play in May 2009.
The Grove
London
Beautifully situated along the Grand Union Canal on the site of a 17th Century English Estate, this Kyle Phillips course has been designed in a traditional English style. This course is part of a 300 acre five-star country estate located within 40 minutes of London's West End.
Incline Village Championship & Mountain Course
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Located on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The Championship Course at Incline Village enjoys views of Lake Tahoe and the majestic Sierra Nevada Mountains. Originally designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. in 1964, the course was completely remodeled by Kyle Phillips and reopened in the fall of 2004.
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Saturday, January 1, 2000
Sunday PostBy Doug ProctorThe 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.
Gordon Begg, a retired merchant banker and golf fanatic, has been the driving force behind Kingsbarns re-incarnation.
As we walked over the Links, where golf was first played over the original nine-hole course before Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815, I realized why he had spent so much money chasing his dream.
There is one hole in the 18-hole layout which I confidently predict will become world-famous from the first day cameras are able to record it.
Shoreline
It is a 210-yard par three, where the tee shot must carry across the shoreline and land on a small target area surrounded on three sides by the North Sea. Blustery East Coast winds promise to reduce some players to nervous wrecks before they complete it!
Gordon admits this was his goal. "You can still see the old course at Kingsbarns, which was never re-constructed after being used for maneuvers during the last war," Gordon told me.
It's a traditional Scottish links, and we aim to re-model it as the ultimate tribute to Scottish traditions. "So many of America 's finest golf courses were created by Scottish designers at the beginning of the century. Now we will start the nest millennium with, perhaps, the last pure links ever to be built in Scotland .
Traditional
"Kyle Phillips, a prominent American architect who specializes in the true traditional golf-course designs, has come up with a wonderful lay-out which will totally complement one of the world's oldest clubs.
"The American company who have helped me take my dream to fruition are equally passionate to re-establish Kingsbarns. They want to make it a world-famous links. This truly is an exciting development for Scottish golf. After walking the layout twice in different conditions, I simply cannot wait to play it. Links golf IS golf, as far as I'm concerned."
With seven holes playing directly down on the shoreline and the rest all having splendid views of the North Sea and distant Angus coastline, Kingsbarns will become a new 'must play' for Scottish golfers and everyone else!Labels: Kingsbarns, Press
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