Kyle Phillips Golf Course Design

12/04/2025

Kyle Phillips discussing his restoration of Norman MacBeth’s “double greens” on site at - August 2025

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10/19/2021

Congratulations to Yas Links, selected to host the 2022 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship Jan. 20-23. Opened in 2010, Golf Digest ranks Yas Links #48 in the World & #1 in the Middle East.

07/07/2021

Good friend & connoisseur of golf Richard Wax passed July 1 after a lengthy bout with cancer. Unforgettable, his stories always made us smile. Vivid imagination, youthful spirit, eternal optimist, extraordinary. 1st love always family & friends. He will live forever in my heart.

Photo circa 2006, Kingsbarns

11/04/2020

Congratulations to The California Golf Club of San Francisco. “Cal Club” has move up to #27 in Golf Magazine’s latest list of the Top 100 Courses in the U.S. and #7 among courses in the West.

09/03/2020

Murtoli Golf Links on the island of Corsica, France offers a fun, sustainable approach to golf design. We designed only 12 greens that can be played clockwise or counterclockwise with over 50 tee-to-green combinations. During non-peak times, players have the freedom to choose their own course in games where match play and shot-making supersede par. Hole options vary from 100 to 500 meters in length. During peak times, the course can be played in multiple 9-hole par 31, 12-hole par 44, or 18-hole par 67 configurations.

07/17/2020

Kingsbarns turns 20 today - Congratulations!! 🍾 Nice article from National Club Golfer highlighting 20 reasons why it’s a “must play” https://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/news/20-reasons-must-play-kingsbarns/ @ Kingsbarns Golf Links

07/06/2020

Ranked #9 on the list of the World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses, the collection of par 3’s at South Cape Owners Club in South Korea is pretty tough to beat. What course has your favorite set of par 3’s?

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/worlds-100-greatest-golf-courses-2019............................................

04/28/2020

The upper comfort station at Hillcrest Country Club, appropriately named “Crestview” was designed by Hawkins+SAM. Their modern design sits at the transition point from holes 4 to 5, 7 to 8, and 13 to 14. From here, the views of the LA skyline and Hollywood Hills are spectacular. Not unlike the 1st tee at Merion, members teeing off on the par-4 8th at Hillcrest are practically within reach of those sitting in the Crestview lounge or on the patio, which makes for some fun camaraderie. The honor bar is world-class, including: soft serve, candy bar, Franke coffee machine, fully stocked fridge, freezer and more!!!

04/28/2020

Architects Eric Hawkins and Scrap Marshall (Hawkins+SAM, HawkinsMarshall.com) designed two new Comfort Stations at Hillcrest Country Club as part of the full course remodel that we completed last year. Trent Laughton was the contractor for both buildings. The lower “Range House” building contains two modern teaching bays, indoor/outdoor lounge space, honor bar, and restrooms. It’s located on the right side of the new practice facility tee and also serves as the starting and ending point of the our newly designed short course named “The Five”. Hawkins+SAM also upgraded the course bridges and completely renovated the Men’s locker room. +SAM

03/14/2020

Golf.com has done a nice feature on the South Cape “experience”. Enjoyed reading it.

South Cape Owners Club, an ultra-luxe South Korean resort, offers an experience unlike any other. Here's what a round there is like.

02/15/2020

Great running into Dana Fry on a recent visit to and catching up with team Troon Golf @ Yas Links Golf Club

02/10/2020

Exciting to see three of our designs in the Top 50 of Golfscapes 2020 Top 100 Courses in the World. Congratulations to (ranked #13), (ranked #24) and (ranked #45). @ Kingsbarns Golf Links