Kingarrock is only ten miles from the famous 'Old Course' where the Open Championship is held every five years.

Frederick constructed his own 9 hole golf course in the parkland in front of the house	His son, Hugh, an expert sportsman, also enjoyed a round with his father and friends.

The sad and tragic deaths of father in 1932 and son in 1937 at the Castlecary Rail Disaster, together with the onset of World War 2, resulted in Kingarrock being ploughed up for the war effort and being used for farming ever since.

In 2002 a group of Trust members and enthusiastic golfers decided to invest their time and money in assisting the National Trust in bringing the old family course back to life.

A Full Planning Application was approved by the Fife Council in December 2004 and the Kingarrock Golf Course re-opened for the first time in over 70 years on the 28th June 2008.

The 9-hole, 2,022 yard course will be available to visitors between Easter and the end of October, 7 days a week weather permitting.

All players will be provided with original hickory clubs, an old golf bag, together with balls and tees that represent the early 20th century golfing experience.

The size of the hole remains four and a quarter inches and the thrill of competition will be as great as ever.

Forester's Cottage will be staffed by men and women knowledgeable in the period 1910 to 1930. They will provide you with a Spoon, Driving Iron, Mid Mashie, Mashie Niblick and Putter, together with helpful advice on play.

		With golf bag, clubs and balls weighing on average only 5 lbs., there is no need for trolleys or buggies! Golf at Kingarrock will re-establish the thrill of the game 100 years ago with hickory shafts and softer golf balls. The more gentle sport will be rekindled in the most beautiful of Scottish settings.
Hugh Sharp's hickories