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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
The Princes of Wales: The North
and the South
Westward Ho!: Devon, Cornwall,
and South Wales
Hidden Links Recommends: Three Open
Venues and the Best of Wales
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