International Management Group

September 2004

Dear Kingsbarns Resident

dunhill links championship 2004 - The Old Course, Kingsbarns Golf Links, Carnoustie

The dunhill links championship will once again be played over The Old Course, Kingsbarns Golf Links and Camoustie, from October 7 - 10, 2004. The Championship will feature the best European golfers, including many of the 2004 European Ryder Cup team, together with a host of celebrities from other sports and the world of film and television.

As in previous years, and as agreed with Fife Police and the local authorities, Back Stile will be closed to vehicles from it’s junction with Seagate, at the point that it enters the golf course **, to the beach car park from Monday 4 to Saturday 9 October inclusive. In addition, for the safety of local residents, Fife Constabulary will be placing ‘No Parking’ cones along Main Street from Wednesday 6 to Saturday 9 October inclusive - off street parking will be unaffected, and temporary parking outside the village Post Office will still be permitted.

Access to the Coastal Footpath will be maintained throughout the Championship, and again we would ask that for you and your family’s own safety, which is one of our primary concerns, you take the utmost care when using the footpath during the Championship, especially where the footpath runs close to the golf course.

Entry to the 2004 dunhill links championship is free of charge on Thursday, Friday Saturday and so we hope that you are able to attend and join in the excitement of this, the fourth, dunhill links championship.

We look forward to seeing you in October.

Yours faithfully

ROSS HALLETT

On behalf of the dunhill links championship

cc: Chris Smith - Fife Council, Sgt George Robinson - Fife Constabulary, Sgt Gary Muir - Fife Constabulary, Stuart McEwen - Kingsbarns Golf Links, Claire Wright - Kingsbarns Community Council, Peter Douglas - Councillor, Willie Dunbar - Halcrow

The main points have been emphasised, for clarity

** At no point does the beach road actually "enter the golf course", as claimed. There is only one approved access to the golf course, half a mile to the south east of the village. The only point where the public road to the beach actually confronts the golf course is at a newly constructed 'crossing point' which links the north and south sections of the golf course, near the public car park.

The Community Council, in a letter to planning officials in 2002, stated that they "do not feel that it is necessary to close this road at all" during the event. Certainly, it should be possible for reasonable, professional, event organisers to provide secure golf course entry at the crossing point whilst maintaining normal vehicle access to the beach. This is, after all, the only vehicular access to this popular public beach.