Press

Golf design is a subjective art. So, too, is golf writing.

We are pleased that people who have taken the time to visit our courses have had complimentary things to say.

The Castle Course - St. Andrews

"Kidd's routing plan is unpredictable, studded with daring moments, jam-packed with memorable golf holes... It is possible that no seaside course in the world is more strikingly situated than the Castle. And on this course there is not a single weak or indifferent hole. In truth, no hole is less than very good. Which raises the question: How many holes are truly great? Probably at least half of them."
- James Finegan, Travel + Leisure Golf

"The biggest story in golf travel, the most important and talked about course opening of the year, anywhere in the world... it will immediately become the second most popular after the Old Course itself."
- Larry Olmsted, USA Today

"Scotsman David McLay Kidd has transformed a piece of farmland overlooking St. Andrews Bay and the town, just a few minutes south of the Old Course, into a surreal landscape of sprawling bunkers, uneven mounding and seriously undulating greens."
- Tom Mackin, Links magazine

"Kidd left no earth unchurned at the Castle Course... The course is one of obscure targets, unpredictable bounces and exhilarating challenge. Its finish is nothing short of spectacular."
- Ron Whitten, Golf World

"The course, designed by David McLay Kidd, is beautifully sited and the architect has revelled in the setting. The views are stunning."
- Ian Wood, The Scotsman

"The 17th hole appears destined to become one of the world’s great par 3s."
- Mike Nolan, Robb Report

"The Castle Course is going to be spectacular."
- Gary Van Sickle, Sports Illustrated

Bandon Dunes

• #1 – Zagat Survey - America’s Top Golf Courses – 2004
• #1 – Best New Upscale Public Course – 1999, Golf Digest
• #3 – Top 100 Courses You Can Play – 2000, GOLF Magazine
• #3 – America’s Best Modern Courses – 2004, Golfweek
• #5 – Top 100 Courses You Can Play – 2006, GOLF Magazine
• #6 – 100 Greatest Public Courses – 2005, Golf Digest

"Picture a cross between Pebble Beach and Carnoustie — with a pinch of Pine Valley for good measure — and you have Bandon Dunes"
- Dave Seanor, Golfweek

"...it is here, on this remote stretch of the wildly stunning Oregon coast where the finest golf courses in the whole world quietly await you."
- Golf Odyssey

"As an idyllic place to stay and play golf it has only two peers — the Monterey Peninsula and the town of St. Andrews."
- George Peper, LINKS

"This first course at the resort opened to raves in 1999. It’s still one of the best tracks you’ll ever play."
- Eamon Lynch, GOLF

TPC San Francisco Bay

• Best of the Best - Robb Report, June 2008
• Best New Courses of 2007 - Travel + Leisure Golf, November/December 2007
• Northern California's Best New Course - LINKS Magazine, November/December 2007

Queenwood

• #1 – Best New Private Course – 2002, Golf World U.K.

"It is a really special place. The practice facilities are so good they wouldn't be out of place at a professional tour event."
- Ernie Els

"I have been honing my game at home and in this weekend's club championship at Queenwood, which I managed to successfully defend."
- Darren Clarke, speaking to the press after his selection to the 2006 Ryder Cup team

"David McLay Kidd has done a masterly job. It is a triumph of understatement at first glance. It is not until you stretch your legs and stroll around that you are hit by the detailing, particularly the greens that roll and pitch like a sea swell. This is real class."
- Golf Week U.K.

Powerscourt

"A grand-scale design routed on hillier ground with shallower bunkers and larger greens than the East. With its tall pines and 80-foot elevation change, the layout could pass for a rugged course in the Scottish Highlands."
- Brian McCallen, GOLF

"Kidd has intelligently played with the natural terrain, enhancing it rather than twisting it around. He has also avoided any undue stress with a layout that is neither too tight nor over cluttered with hazards all the way to the green."
- Peugeot Golf Guide

Nanea

"One of the nicest days I've had in a long time was in Hawaii on Nanea Golf Club. It's all tall grass, with no trees. It's like Hawaiian links. I went out by myself with a caddie, and I kept putting it where he told me to. It was a special day."
- Actor Kurt Russell in Travel + Leisure Golf