Most courses in Wales have their origin steadfastly dripping in history. (more…)

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Marriott St. Pierre Hotel and Country Club

Location - St Pierre Park, Chepstow

Details - The Marriott St. Pierre Hotel and Country Club is a 14th century manor house set in 400 acres of grounds in the rolling hills of South Wales, three kilometres from Chepstow Racecourse and 27 kilometres from Bristol……

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It will be the venue for the Ryder Cup Matches in the year 2010, marking the first time the Cup will be played in Wales. The Matches will be played on the Resort’s new “Twenty Ten” course; the first golf course specifically designed to host the biennial event.

Overview
The Resort consists of two conjoined hotels; a golf and country club; and a multi-purpose conference centre. The Resort is located on the south-facing side of Christchurch Hill in urban East Newport, overlooking junction 24 of the M4 motorway. The golf courses themselves (more…)

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Career outline
Woosnam was born in the town of Oswestry in England, and his family lived in the nearby village of St Martin’s in Shropshire. He started playing at the unique Llanymynech Golf Club - which is partly in Wales and partly in England. He is short for a male golfer at 5 ft 4½ in (1.64 m), but he is a powerful hitter. He played as an amateur in regional competitions in the English county of Shropshire alongside Sandy Lyle. (more…)

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Designer: NA
Established: NA
Location: St Pierre Park,
Chepstow
NP6 6YA
Type: Parkland

Distance:
Championship Length  Yards: 6818
PAR 71/73
Phone: 01792233131

www.marriott.com/marriott/cwlgs         
golf.stpierre@marriothotels.co.uk         

Marriott St Pierre is no hidden gem. In truth, it is probably one of the most popular courses in Wales and has been a fantastic host to many top tournaments through the years. Since being founded in 1962 Marriott St Pierre has hosted the Dunlop Masters, the Curtis Cup and most recently the Solheim Cup in 1996 where the Europeans were thumped by their American counterparts by 17 to 11.

The course is set in 400 beautiful acres of parkland, with a 14th century manor house as an imposing backdrop. The hotel features stylish bedrooms and other top-class leisure facility, ensuring the needs of every holiday golfer are met head on.

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Designer: NA
Established: NA
Location: 2 Southgate Road,
Southgate,
Swansea
SA3 2BT
Type: Links

Distance:
Championship Length  Yards: 6030
PAR 71/71
Phone: 01792233131

www.pennardgolfclub.com        
sec@pennardgolfclub.com        

Pennard is one of the oldest, established links courses in Wales having been founded in 1896 and designed by the great James Braid, the Scot responsible for some of the most famous golf courses in the world. It is a classic seaside links course and enjoys a dramatic clifftop setting that affords mesmerising views across Swansea. Pennard joins a the list of the more prominent Welsh courses, the others being Royal Porthcawl, Tenby, Royal St David’s and Celtic manor. The club has played host to a number of top amateur tournaments and has produced its fair share of fine players, including six times Curtis Cup player Vicky Thomas.

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Designer: NA
Established: 1888
Location: Rest Bay,
Porthcawl
CF36 6UW
Type: Links

Distance:
Championship Length 72/73 Yards: 6440
PAR 72
Phone: 01834 842978

www.royalporthcawl.com       
royalporthcawl@cs.com       

It is nothing but a great shame that Royal Porthcawl does not have the infrastructure required to host an Open Championship. Indeed, the closest it has ever come to staging a world-renowned event was when it hosted the Walker Cup in 1995. Then, the American team, which had Tiger Woods as its main weapon, were blown away, quite literally, by the course. Wind is a constant factor here due to the fact that there are no high dunes or trees that might form some sort of defence - it’s just you against the elements. With the closing hole playing towards the sea and into the wind, there is perhaps not a single course in British golf that can produce as finer, more dramatic finish.

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Designer: NA
Established: 1888
Location: The Burrows,
Tenby
SA70 7NP
Type: Links

Distance:
Championship Length 69/71 Yards: 6337
PAR 72
Phone: 01834 842978
www.tenbygolf.co.uk      
tenbygolfclub@uku.co.uk      

Tenby was formed in 1888 and is the oldest established course in Wales.

It also remains the spiritual home of the Welsh Amateur Championship and, outwith Celtic Manor and Royal Porthcawl, is one of Wales’ most famous courses. Playing Tenby is like taking step back in time as its design and subtle intricacies have remained pretty much the same, and its defences, too, have withstood the test of time. When the wind blows the only hiding place will be the huge dunes which are covered by wispy links turf, other than that it is open to the element like any great links course should be.

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Designer: NA
Established: NA
Location: Beacons Way,
Morfa,
Conwy
LL32 8ER
Type: Links

Distance:
Championship Length 72/75 Yards: 7051
PAR 72
Phone:
www.machynys.com     
info@machynys.com     

A modern links championship golf course, Machynys Peninsula has been designed to challenge the best players in championship conditions - and yet still be enjoyable for the higher handicapper, by utilising up to five tees per hole. The shaping of the £3.5m course layout has included the creation of 25 acres of new lakes - salt and fresh water - 12 miles of irrigation pipes and six miles of drainage pipes, to ensure the course is in top condition all year round.
 

Gary Nicklaus - who has been overseeing the project design on behalf of his father, the legendary Jack Nicklaus - has identified some of his favourite and most challenging holes as the 4th, 5th, 16th, and 18th. Naming the fourth, "the most unique, a short-ish par 4 but a very challenging and a difficult one nonetheless."

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Designer: NA
Established: NA
Location: Beacons Way,
Morfa,
Conwy
LL32 8ER
Type: Links

Distance:
Championship Length 72/72 Yards: 6647
PAR 72
Phone: 01492592423
www.conwygolfclub.com    
secretary@conwygolfclub.com    

Recently awarded the Welsh Golf Club of the Year award for 2007,Conwy (Caernarvonshire) Golf Club is one of the premier courses in Wales and since 1890 has hosted various events, most recently the Open Championship Final Qualifying 2006 – the first Welsh club to have this honour. During June 2007, Conwy hosted the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open as well as the British Ladies Open Amateur Championship. The Seniors return in 2008 and the European Amateur Team Championships will be staged here in 2009.With easy access from junction 17 of the A55 expressway, this links course, situated in a stunning location between the Conwy Estuary and surrounding mountains, is flat in its terrain with plenty of gorse lining the closing holes.A warm welcome awaits you at Conwy.

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