Porthmadog Golf Club

Course Type: links
Yards: 6,322
Par: 71 

Address: Morfa Bychan, Porthmadog,
Gwynedd LL49 9UU 
Tel: 01766 514124 
Web: www.porthmadog-golf-club.co.uk

Situated in the seaside village of Morfa Bychan renowned for its Black Rock Sands, the course offers an intriguing mixture of heathland and linksland for the discerning golfer. 

Created by the genius course-designer, James Braid, the course has two distinct halves. The front nine are away from the coast with the back nine heading for the sea, and some beautiful scenery, where the course is transformed into pure links, often claimed to be the most natural nine holes in Wales. A carry of over 200 yards is called for to clear the beach on the 12th hole, and the the tough and fascinating 14th, called the Himalayas, is a 378-yard par 4 that demands you drive over a huge natural bunker that hides the fairway from the tee. 

This all adds up to a memorable and rewarding round of golf.

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Porthmadog has been described as one of the most enjoyable tests of seaside golf on the British Isles. And it’s not hard to see why. The mixture of heathland and natural links weave menacingly through the sand dunes of Tremadog Bay, providing a real test of golf. Expect stunning vista views along the Llyn Peninsula.

The par four 12th calls for a drive over a small bay and a second shot to a plateau green, but it’s the ‘Himalayas’ that’s likely to stick in your memory. This 387 yard par four demands a drive over a huge natural bunker that hides the fairway from the tee. Which is no small challenge.

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.