California Golf Club of San Francisco

California Golf Club of San Francisco

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

Del Paso Country Club

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

Dundonald Links

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

Golf Eichenheim

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

Kingsbarns Golf Links

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

The PGA of Sweden National Golf Resort

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

The Grove

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 and Mountain Course

Incline Village Championship and Mountain Course

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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Friday, July 1, 2005

Kingsbarns Hole 12 Ranks 6th

Golf World 2005

Why should I play it?
It's just about the closest thing you'll get to the 18th at Pebble Beach – in other words, a sweeping right-to-left par-five that skirts the rocky seashore of the North Sea. Its setting is eye-popping and at the end of it all, you'll find a wickedly sloping and enormous green that seems to keep on going round the headland. Because the drive is downhill, birdies are possible. But so are bogeys, double-bogeys...

Strategy:
Favour the right side of the fairway which cambers in – that way you'll avoid the trouble on the left and the ball should gallop on. The perfect shape for this is a draw, which will use the slopes on the apron and the green to swing the ball round to the hole. Otherwise, play down the right side and leave a pitch up the length of the green.

Now go and play it:
There are no members. It's a pay and play course or, as the club would rather have it, it's a "daily fee facility" only. Handicaps are limited to 28 for men and 36 for ladies. Permanent Fife residents get a preferential rate.

Expert View
"As you turn the corner onto the elevated tee the view of the coast is reminiscent of Pebble Beach.

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