Ranked in most peoples top 10 courses, this course will provide you with lasting memories. The first 3 holes are contoured against Rest Bay and are open to the prevailing westerly winds. No trees nor water but much gorse and many a typical links pot bunker. The 18th takes you toward the sea, sunset and treasured memories.
Despite being the most northerly course in Wales, Prestatyn is surprisingly accessible from England’s north west. It’s an ideal destination for an away day in the depths of winter because the sandy soil drains so well.
The famous championship links course has occupied the dune land between Harlech Castle and the sea since its foundation in 1894. Apart from the quality of the holes and the severity of the test, the views of the Snowdon Mountains, the magnificent Castle and, at last, from the 16th tee, the Lleyn Peninsular across Tremadog Bay, make Harlech one of the finest situations of any course in Britain.
The coastal setting with its ever changing tides and winds ensures that conditions alter on a frequent basis. The course strategy asks for a variety of shots and infinite creativity. No-matter their skill, each golfer will find their own 'line of charm' for the course. This great links course has quirky features abound throughout the course e.g. blind-shots, wooden railway sleepers and the railway itself that skirts the inland portion of the course.
Course details
The Old Course runs along the coastline before turning inland and with a series of 6 holes providing the golfer with a backdrop of the surrounding mountains. The remaining holes are played on The Point, a narrow peninsula with the sea on one side and sandy beaches on the other.
Alternatively, after 10 holes of The Old Course, the golfer can continue on The New, around a coastal inlet bringing the golfer back to the 18th tee with its panoramic view of the entire course.
Located 8 miles west of Swansea in the Gower Peninsula, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Golf has been played there since 1896, although the course owes most of its appeal today first to James Braid and then to C.K. Cotton. The holes are routed over classically undulating and tumbling linksland, full of hummocks, hillocks and hollows and pocked with dunes; in sum, exactly what we might hope to find beside the shore.
PWLLHELI (pronounced, for anyone who might be wondering, roughly ‘Poor-thelly’) is over 100 years old. Half of it was designed by Old Tom Morris and the rest by James Braid. Recognised as one of the top 10 courses in Wales.
Southerndown is unique. Nature has crafted an unusual ‘limestone-heath’ on which we play our golf. The massive limestone outcrop, which rises over 70 metres from the sea and gives us such superb views, accounts for the course’s free drainage; the overlying soil supports acid-loving heathland vegetation such as heather, bracken and gorse; and the westerly winds have deposited centuries of sand to give the front eight holes a springy, links-style character.
AN unusual combination of links and parkland, Porthmadog begins inland and the front nine is played amid trees. This gives way to a stunning run of holes on the inward half where you can smell the sea air and the excitement levels are consistently high.
Pyle and Kenfig Golf Course: Affectionately known as P&K with its lofty sand dunes hugging the South Wales coast of Porthcawl is situated in a wonderful stretch of golfing country. The par 71 Championship Links course has hosted County, National and International events for both amateurs and professionals. Glorious views and historic associations adorn this undulating course with its natural hazards of hillocks, valleys and towering dunes.
