Scotland · Links Golf
A short way up the east coast from each other, and about as far apart in character as Scottish links get. Kingsbarns is modern, built along the Fife shoreline with the sea in view from every hole, and generous enough that most golfers come off it with a score they're happy with. Carnoustie is older, flatter to the eye and far less forgiving, with the Barry Burn waiting on the last two holes. Take Kingsbarns if you want the coastline and a round you enjoy. Take Carnoustie if you want to find out exactly where your game stands.
| Detail | Kingsbarns Golf Links | The Carnoustie Championship Course |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Kingsbarns | Carnoustie |
| Region | Fife | Angus |
| Holes | Not recorded | 18 |
| Par | 72 | 72 |
We only compare courses that both meet Birdied's quality bar for a public page and sit in the same country, and every pair here is chosen by hand rather than generated. The table shows only facts we actually hold: a row appears when we have the detail for at least one of the two courses, and a fact nobody has given us is left out rather than guessed at. Ratings and round counts come from the rounds our members log, so they change as people play.