Nefyn & District Golf Club

Wales, revisited: Looking back on six memorable golf courses
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Wales, revisited: Looking back on six memorable golf courses

The No. 17 green and fairway, Royal St. David’s Golf Club, Wales. Great values, history and more than just golf HARLECH, Wales — At Royal St. David’s Golf Club, you look to the cliff above and see Harlech Castle, built by King Edward I beginning in 1283 and now considered a World Heritage Site, with…

Wales, revisited:  Some tips for playing there
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Wales, revisited: Some tips for playing there

You could lose a golf ball or two playing No. 13 at Nefyn & District Golf Club, Wales. No, nothing about the golf swing If you do make a golfing trip to Wales, some tips from a 19-handicapper who otherwise would never give golf tips: Bring enough golf balls. The courses may seem wide open,…

Wales, day four: Porthmadog Golf Club, a tale of two nines
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Wales, day four: Porthmadog Golf Club, a tale of two nines

Two different worlds, heathland and links, at this North Wales course PORTHMADOG, Wales — It’s fitting that the inspiration for the classic story “Alice in Wonderland” came in North Wales, in Llandudno, about 90 minutes drive north of Porthmadog. Because there is definitely a “through the rabbit hole” feeling playing Porthmadog Golf Club, a course…

Previewing Wales: Where courses are steeped in history, and beauty
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Previewing Wales: Where courses are steeped in history, and beauty

I’ve actually been here before, sort of. In the early 1970s, as a young sportswriter working for the now-defunct Sacramento Union, I took a vacation to Europe with a backpack, and spent a couple of days hitch-hiking through Wales. I remember staying in a youth hostel, where my job was to sweep the floor before…

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