GOLFWEEK NAME KINGSBARNS TOP COURSE BUILT SINCE 1960

NEWS RELEASEKingsbarns Golf Links has gotten off to a flying start in 2012 by adding another accolade to its already extensive collection by being ranked the No. 1 Modern Course (built after 1960) in Great Britain and Ireland by the prestigious American magazine GolfWeek.
The stunning links course near St Andrews managed to hold onto its first position in the rankings. It pipped two other top Scottish courses to the post: Castle Stuart and Loch Lomond took second and third place respectively.
The rankings are compiled by a board of GolfWeek´s raters who consider numerous aspects while assessing the course. The criteria includes ease and intimacy of routing, quality of feature shaping, natural setting and overall land plan, interest of greens and surrounding contours, variety and memorability of par 3s, 4s and 5s and the conditioning.
Late last year Golf Digest Magazine in America also ranked Kingsbarns as No. 12 in their authoritative Top 50 Links in Great Britain and Ireland rankings and Golf Magazine placed Kingsbarns in 54th position in its latest biennial top 100 rankings a rise of seven places from the 2009 rankings.
Kingsbarns Chief Executive Alan Hogg said: “We could not have wished for a better start to 2012 than by achieving more recognition from the golf industry. We are delighted that three leading golf publications in the USA rate Kingsbarns so highly and agree that it is such a special place to play golf.
"This is a fantastic achievement when you consider how strong the competition is here in Scotland alone and it is a real boost for the golf tourism industry. We are currently very busy preparing for the 2012 golf season and look forward to giving a warm welcome to the thousands of golfers playing at Kingsbarns this year.”
The impressive results are fitting recognition for the hard work the Kingsbarns´ team put in to ensuring the course is presented in top quality condition throughout the season and of the quality of the clubhouse facilities and service.
Kingsbarns has consistently performed well in international rankings including:
GolfWeek, USA - No. 1 modern course (built after 1960) in Great Britain and Ireland
GOLF Magazine, USA - The Top 100 Courses in the World - Ranked no.54
GOLF Magazine, USA - The 50 Greatest Courses of the last 50 Years - Ranked no.11, Ranked no.1 in Europe
Golf Digest, USA - Top 100 Best Courses outside the United States - Ranked no.18
Golf Monthly, UK - UK and Ireland Top 100 Courses - Ranked no.11
Golf World, UK - Top 100 Courses You Must Play - Ranked no.5
Golf World, UK – Top 100 Courses in the World – Ranked no. 34, ranked no. 15 in Europe

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