Royal St. David's golf club

Course Type: links
Yards: 6,629
Par: 69 

Address: Harlech, Gwynedd LL46 2UB 
Tel: 01766 780361 
Web: www.royalstdavids.co.uk

Beneath the stern gaze of Harlech Castle, Edward Ist's mighty fortress, the Royal St David’s is one of Wales’ premier links courses. It occupies the dune land reclaimed from the sea within the Morfa Harlech Site of Special Scientific Interest. This, together with the mountains of Snowdonia offering a magnificent natural backdrop, makes it difficult to find a finer golf course. With its succession of long par 4s, and five short holes, it’s been widely described by professionals as the ‘hardest par 69 in the world’, providing a demanding test of the game. 

It was recently chosen by Ian Woosnam as one of his five best British golf courses. Laid out in 1894, at the end of the first great golfing boom, the founding fathers of the club deliberately named it after St David, Wales’ own patron saint, with the aim of developing a Welsh equivalent of St Andrew’s in Scotland, and St George’s in Sandwich.

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Played against the stunning backdrop of the mountains of Snowdonia this championship links course is widely regarded as one of the hardest par 69s in the world. It’s not hard to see why, when two holes rarely travel consecutively in the same direction - making club selection a problem even in the lightest of wind conditions.

The 15th is possibly the finest bunkerless hole in the country. The greens are fast, firm and true as a result of best practice in turf management. Sink your final putt in the shadow of Harlech Castle. Then retire to the clubhouse for a welcome drink and reflect on why Ian Woosnam puts Royal St David’s in his five best British golf courses.

The golfing locations in Cambrian Coast of Snowdonia also make unrivalled holiday destinations.    You can combine a game of golf with many other memorable holiday experiences, and a warm, friendly and truly Welsh welcome awaits you time and time again.