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Phillips’s 1st Solo Project Neighbors St Andrews

Golf Course News International
By Mark Leslie

KINGSBARNS, Scotland – How many golf course architects do their first solo design on true links land…in Scotland …7 miles from the Old Course at St. Andrews ? Number Kyle Phillips among them, if there be more.

Phillips , who started his own company in July after 16 years as a lead designer for Robert Trent Jones, Jr., begins construction in October on Kingsbarns Golf Links here, on a site that hugs the rugged Scottish coast “I feel humble and very fortunate,” said Phillips , whose only other design in the United Kingdom was the highly ranked 27-hole Wisley Golf Club outside London in 1991. “You have to admit, St. Andrews is the Mecca for us golf junkies. To be able to do something on the sea this close to the Old Course is a phenomenal opportunity and an incredible experience. It’s pure golf, and open to the public.” Read More…

First Solo Design Leads Architect to Scotland

The Sporting Life
By Dave Wik

Invited as a special guest, personable Kyle Phillips of Granite Bay took advantage of the opportunity with a third-place among low gross honors at the annual California Golf Writers Association Tournament held at the Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic Valley near Lake Tahoe.

But for Phillips, who posted two rounds in the 70’s, his skill on the golf course was dwarfed by winning another prize with his real-life job – recently being commissioned to design the new Kingsbarns Golf Links, just seven miles from The Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland. Read More…

R & A – Kingsbarns Deal to Benefit St Andrews Golfers

R & A Golf Club News Bulletin
By Kieth Mackie

A substantial interest free loan has been granted by the R&A to the developers of the new golf links at Kingsbarns. In return they will make a number of starting times available to local golfers in St. Andrews and north-east Fife.

The agreement has been reached after discussions between the R & A, St. Andrews Links Trust and local golf clubs identified the growing pressure for starting times on the St. Andrews courses. Read More…

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