Golf Courses
Royal St Davids
Deep in Merlin country, the course is in the shadow of the towering castle built by Edward I in the 13th century to keep the Welsh in check. Royal St David's would be counted in any list of the world's best courses. When the castle was built, the sea lapped the rocks beneath it but over the centuries retreated to leave the expanse of natural linksland that was never meant to be anything other that a great golf course.
Only twice do successive holes proceed the same direction so the wind invariably spreads trouble among the dunes. A course favoured by all manner of men – in 1934, King George V was Patron and the Prince of Wales was Captain – Royal St David's has rewarded many a long journey with a unique experience.
Aberdovey
It says much for Aberdovey that among the legions captivated by this classic links course are two golfing greats from different times and backgrounds.
Bernard Darwin, of Cambridge and The Times, was a top amateur – he played in the first Walker Cup match in 1922 – and the first literary giant of the game.
Ian Woosnam, from a Welsh border farm, fought his way up through the professional ranks to become Wales's first major championship winner. They both fell in love with Aberdovey.
The course is just outside the pretty resort at the mouth of the Dovey and wends a traditional route out and back, with sand dunes as sentinels and the wind as friend and foe. It is a place worth a long pilgrimage for any golfer.
Prisoner golf
Price Guide
- From £349pp includes..
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- 2 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
- 2 Rounds of Golf
Accommodation
- Portmeirion Hotel
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- 5* Star.
- AA Rosette Dinner Bed & Breakfast.
- 40 Rooms and suites.
- Castell Deudreath
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- 5* Star.
- AA Rosette Dinner Bed & Breakfast.
- 11 Rooms and suites.
Golf courses
- Royal St Davids
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- Links Course.
- Par 69.
- Yards 6571.
- Aberdovey
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- Links Course.
- Par 71.
- Yards 6445.
