Wales is golf's "Undiscovered Country," where ancient links lie in yearning, waiting to be unearthed.

Start in the north with the tough and demanding links at Conwy. Next, head for the dramatic Nefyn & District Golf Club, the only course we have ever seen where it is possible to hook or slice a golf ball into the same ocean. Then, head for the noble Royal St. David's Golf Club, with Wales' most famous castle at Harlech standing watch, and continue to the home club of renowned golf writer Bernard Darwin, and the course that his soul "loves more than any golf course in the world," Aberdovey.

At this point, you have only experienced half of what golf in Wales has to offer, and it is time to head south to the course that tamed the Tiger in the 1995 Walker Cup, Royal Porthcawl. Adjoining Pyle & Kenfig welcomes visitors with towering dunes and incredible views, while nearby Pennard Golf Club thrills as it meanders along the ruins 200 feet above Three Cliff Bay.

A bit further east is Tenby, a 19th century masterpiece, and just west of Porthcawl is a unique "downland" golf course, Southerndown. Each of the golf courses in Wales is more of a surprise than the last! Once you return home, these courses will not be undiscovered for long.

Sample Golf Tours of Wales

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