Burntisland Road,
Kinghorn, Fife KY3 9RS
The Course:
18 holes. Links course. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Coastal duneland and rural countryside; not directly seaside.
Designer:
Original nine-hole layout by Old Tom Morris (1887).
56.067511
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o.5 mi SW of Kinghorn / 3.5 mi S of Kirkcaldy.
Kinghorn
Kinghorn Golf Club: as you journey into Fife from the southwest, perhaps heading for the golf courses of St Andrews and the like, you'll pass three of the Kingdom's lesser known, shorter, and wonderfully scenic layouts - Aberdour, Burntisland (aka Dodhead) and Kinghorn.
This 5,150 yards par-66 layout (with seven par-3s) makes up for its lack of length with wonderful Firth of Forth views and an exuberantly rolling character. A sprinkling of gorse bushes and occasional dry-stone walls break up the otherwise open terrain, with the modest bunkering not too troubling should you find it.
Golf has been played on this site in Kinghorn since 1812, making it the world's fifth oldest golfing ground still in use today. The current layout started with a nine-hole design by Old Tom Morris in 1887.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Players generally walk this course.
Limited
Although Kinghorn Golf Club was established in 1887, golf has been played on this site in Kinghorn since at least 1812, making it the fifth oldest documented golf course in the world. Based on available records, the world's five oldest golf courses are: St Andrews Old Course (1754); Musselburgh Old Course (1774); Elie & Earlsferry (1787); Fortrose & Rosemarkie (1793); Kinghorn (1812).
It is known that a six-hole golf course existed at Bruntsfield Links in the centre of Edinburgh since 1695. Nowadays this city park is home to a 36-hole hole pitch&putt course, which, for many golf historians, precludes it from the list of the world's "oldest courses".
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Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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